Justice In The Count Of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantès, the main character of The Count of Monte Cristo, is an innocent and unsuspecting young man who is thrown in jail by those who were jealous of him. Once Edmond escaped, he changed his identity to the Count of Monte Cristo, and plotted a harsh revenge against his enemies. At the beginning, he said “Happiness is like one of those palaces in fairy tales whose gates guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.” (Dantes 18) He thinks that his marriage with Mercédès is too good to be true, according to his statement. As it turned out, it was, and he was put in prison for fourteen years, and it was fifteen years before he saw her again. The only thing Edmond sought after he escaped from jail was revenge. So he took

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”(Ronald Reagan).Peace can be seen as freedom from fear of violence and lack of conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace often involves compromise, and is initiated with thoughtful listening and communication to enhance and create a common understanding of the issue. In Arthur Millers “The Crucible”, although John Proctor and Reverend Hale both display virtuous qualities, John proctor excels at promoting peace within Salem through his acts of justice and fortitude. Both John Proctor and Reverend Hale show displays of justice however John Proctor’s acts of justice played a larger role promoting peace in Salem. John Proctor and

Often individuals over dramatize their opinion to convey their attitude. Similarly, Danforth often acts extreme in his attempts to rid witchcraft from Salem when he says, “If retaliation is your fear, know this- I [Danforth] should hang ten thousand that dares to rise against the law” (Miller 129). Danforth displays demagoguery while he explains to Reverend Hale why the executions must happen on schedule because he appeals to Hale’s passionate fear of witchcraft. Danforth’s response to Hale works in the scene to further build the audience’s perception of Danforth as irritable and urgent, yet precise, and support his determination as Deputy Governor. However, Danforth’s determination often misguides his rationality. Furthermore, Danforth supports the thematic topic of law in The Crucible and helps the reader understand the severity of justice Miller conveys throughout the play. Danforth’s role develops the play by illustrating the stubbornness of authority in Salem during the witch trials.

Dantés states, "Can I have been following a false path for ten years?" (Dumas 497). It is then that the Count of Monte Cristo realizes that he is not the privileged person of God's providence, but merely a victim like everyone else. Dantés now abandons the idea that he must get revenge on everyone and realizes that he has made a mistake and wasted a part of his life. Dantés says, "How stupid I was … not to have torn my heart out the day I swore to avenge myself!" (Dumas 379). Dantés finally realizes that revenge is not everything and that the result isn't happiness and fulfillment like he thought, but it's an emptiness that leaves you with

We have countless examples of dishonesty in our daily lives, media, etc. For the Common Book Assignment Just Mercy – which focuses on the tale of a talented lawyer and wrongfully imprisoned inmates – there are many examples of people manipulating the truth for their own benefit. This novel was an incredibly moving piece and opened my eyes to the crucial problems happening in the criminal justice system. Bryan Stevenson focuses the main theme of his novel on the statement, “the opposite of poverty is not wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice.” In the novel, it brings up issues such as the death penalty, racial profiling, as well as inequality and poverty to emphasize the corruption not many are aware about. From Ralph Myers, who purposefully made a scapegoat out of an innocent man, we can cite instances of dishonesty in multiple resources.

Supporting the statement that Edmond devotion and care is set towards his loved ones, for he does not worry about his well being because prospering with his family means he is the best he can be. Edmond’s fortunate life included perspectives of those who purged at his life virgiousling stated “Dantes will certainly carry the day; he will marry their fair damsel, become captain, and have the laugh over us, unless….’ a livid smile was seen to pass over his lips ‘unless I set to work’”(Dumas, 20). Danglars is sarcastically boasting of Dante’s blessed life to infuriate Fernand, who envied Dantes’. The life of Dantes’ was not always so fortunate, though he did not sense this hatred among his companions,  it was still prevalent to his death. Consequently, this envious perspective lead to Dante's’ framed imprisonment, for he suffered and his enemies prospered. Edmond is a naive being who believed he was always admired, however Danglars and his accomplices were outliers. When one thrives,  others attempt to hinder that growth, and in this case Danglars succeeded with the death of Dante's. Dante’s was not admired by all, for his fortune and purpose in life to prosper with his loved who he cared deeply about was

In the novel, Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, the author depicts his experiences with cases that dealt with racial inequality and unfair convictions. The most prominent case in the novel is about a man named Walter McMillian who was unjustly convicted of a murder charge and sentenced to death row. Throughout the story, it is apparent that McMillian’s case was more complicated than just racial profiling because it was entangled with deception. The unlawful behavior executed by law officials: judges, lawyers, police officers, to indict Walter McMillian counteracts the basis of the system of which judicial officials should abide by. To elaborate, judicial officials should be protecting the public by representing them with the use of the law. However, they occasionally ignore or withhold evidence that would alter an outcome that they did not support. Despite the fact that judicial officers incriminate citizens through their own racial biases such as racial profiling to benefit themselves in some aspect, the pressure derived from society is another factor that ultimately plays a significant role in the outcome or punishment of convicted criminals.

The main theme that is presented within The Count of Monte Cristo is that revenge and manipulation is easily able to hurt someone, but also benefit another. In this case, Edmond Dantès takes the side of benefit and those brought underneath his vengeance had been ruined. After a plan carefully schemed by three of his false friends, Dantes was thrown into prison and placed under a situation of betrayal and resentment. This long wait in the chateau d’If had put a need for revenge into Dantès head which had transformed him into the Count of Monte Cristo. Although the Count was considered bitter and cold, his seek for revenge had only benefitted him into a more creatively malicious character. Furthermore, this manipulation that Dantès had been put

He regrets his action, which came from one fleeting moment of weakness. Caderousse, from the Count of Monte Cristo, was actually in on the plot to ruin Dantes, who was the son that was who died of despair. He explains to the Count, “They both made me drink so excessively, monsieur, that I was no longer responsible for my actions” (Dumas 155). Caderousse, like Gene, showed regret for his actions that he took against his friend and neighbor, Edmond Dantes. Caderousse did have grudging feelings about Dantes’ good fortune, but he was never one to act on those feelings, he was a good

Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and a professor at New York University Law School, brilliantly captures the stories of Walter McMillian and many others who have suffered from the corruption and racism of the criminal justice system in his novel Just Mercy. He exposes the abuse of laws by government officials to inflict severe sentences on the poor and suffering people of this nation. He wants his readers to feel the agony and helplessness of these people who have been forgotten and left to the hands of a cruel and unrelenting organization. Just Mercy argues that government officials prey on the poor and condemn them in an unjust way.

Humans learn to adapt to their environments, and strange and difficult circumstances often result in unexpected reactions; cornered prey will attack its predator with strength and willpower it previously lacked. As the poet Horace put it, “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” In two different pieces of literature, The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, two characters discover their talents through adversity but utilize them for very different means.

He has morphed into a new man, with new values, a new character, and an almost completely different disposition. Ever since Abbe Faria solved the mystery to who framed him, Dantes has had a deep need for revenge. “At those moments Dantes' face would darken, for he remembered the oath of vengeance he had sworn, and he thought of how much harm a man could do to his enemies in our modern times with such fortune” (Dumas 72). With these thoughts there is no doubt Dantes has changed from his innocent, naive 19-year-old self to an educated vengeful man of 30. This shapes the entire story into the journey and the completion of a man's goal. Dantes becomes a dark man with only one purpose in life, to enact revenge upon his enemies. He begins by extracting the treasure from its resting place and repaying a man called Jacopo, who aided him once he was shipwrecked. Later, he returns to his home and disguises himself as a priest. Dantes will impersonate the voice of god in order to fulfill his vengeance. He speaks with Caderousse and finds all the men who are guilty and how they punished him. Then, he begins to carry out his plans, beginning with befriending Albert, Mercedes son, and Franz d'Epinay. As a whole, Dantes has become a man so set on revenge, he will not think of anything else. The very words he speaks reflect on what he will do to his accusers and what he thinks of the men he is speaking to. Dantes questions, “If a man has tortured and

As Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas emerges from the freezing sea of Chateau d’If after escaping, he is a new man. Tainted by deceit and betrayal, all Dantes has on his mind is revenge. He throws is loving, humble self away to assume the role of The Count of Monte Cristo, a wealthy ruthless man who would go to any end to enact his vengeance. Although Edmond goes to the extremes to get revenge, he will not be satisfied because his targets will not know that it was Edmond that has caused them pain.

Edmond Dantes was a 19 year old man who became captain of a ship name the Pharaon. He was much loved by everyone. He is pretty gullible and becomes vengeful when the one guy he considered his friend betrayed him the other two who he was not to fond of ruined his life. He was a respectable young man who showed that numerous times like when he had to leave Morrel while he was talking to him; he said “I beg you excuse me, Monsieur Morrel (Dumas 5). He was to be betrothed to a girl named Mercedes who he’d loved very much but he loved his father most of all. He felt bad when he found out his father was broke from paying his debt causing him to fall to his knees and said “may God forgive me” (Dumas 9). Dantès is a pretty unique character who

     Judging by the character in the story Dante is a god fearing man who has moral issues in his life. He seem to be in a constant fight with himself about the right way he should live his life. By the end of the story Dante gives the impression that he a is strong believer in the theory of “you reap what you sow”. By the end of the story Dante gives you the impression that he does not feel pity for sinners being punished because he looks at it as a form of divine intervention.