The Count Of Monte Cristo Summary

In chapter 8 just as we thought Ethan had given up on the idea of running away with Mattie, because he had no money he came up with a plan to deceive the hales in order to get an advance on the lumber money to fulfill his plan. His plan included taking advantage of Andrew Hale’s kindness and using his sick wife’s illness as a lie “suddenly it occurred to him that Andrew Hale ,who was a kind-hearted man , might be induced to reconsider his refusal and advance a small sum on the lumber if he were told Zeena’s ill-health made it necessary to hire a servant” (Wharton chapter 8). As he was making his way to the Hale’s home he saw Andrew’s wife and their son driving the sleigh. They stopped to talk and Mrs. Hale began to explain her sympathy for

Alexandre Dumas was a descendant of a nobleman and the son of a general (Benton), and continued his family legacy by writing about 300 fiction and non-fiction books, plus creating six different periodicals (Benton). His writing styles and characters embody his life experiences as many writers do, and provides the oppurtunity to look back in time to see parts of French social culture, for example how its classes were defined and people's opinions on what was acceptable and what wasn't through use of euphanisms. The main influences on Alexandre Dumas when writing The Count of Monte Cristo were religion, especially Catholicism, his father, the French Revolution, the movement of French Romanticism, and a man named Picaud.

Even though, the Count tried to become a new person both physically and mentally, the old Edmond Dantes still interfered with his actions. When Morrel comes to the Count and tells him about Valentines poison, the Count thinks nothing of it, but as soon as Morrel told the Count that he loves Valentine, old Edmond Dantes shines through. When Valentine and the Count converse in chapter sixty-one, the Count remarks, “I have not closed my eyes for an instant during the last four nights; for the last four nights I have been watching over you to protect and preserve you for our friend Maximilian” (Dumas, 526). This shows that the Count did not really care for Valentine, but as soon as a loyal family friend as the Morrel’s asked for his help, Edmond Dantes stepped up and would do anything to lend a helping hand. Also, after the Count and Mercedes talk with each other, and Mercedes convinces Edmond not to kill her son, the Count starts to reflect and

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

Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo. Trans. Lowell Bair. New York: Bantam Edition, 1956. Print.

As Edmond Dantes loses his dignity, he takes a new role as Count of Monte Cristo and other personas that was only a secret to himself and the audience, which is a form of dramatic irony. After Dantes escaped from prison, he goes to Monsieur Marseilles and tells him that he was “the head clerk of the firm of Thomson and French,”(Dumas 111) whose role he uses to buy an investment. Here he disguises himself as the head clerk of the firm of Thompson and French to prevent others from knowing, which is dramatic irony since the audience knows something that the characters in the novel don’t. Not only were his personas a form of dramatic irony, but incidents that occured after Edmond’s imprisonment were also a type of dramatic irony. Noirtier had hidden the fact that he “killed [Frank’s father]”(Dumas 310) from Franz, which is a form of dramatic irony since the audience knew about it. Through this fact, the reader can view Noirtier as very dangerous individual but also as a protective grandparent since he hid this fact from Valentine to protect her. Later, Caderousse and Andrea plans a robbery that will take place in the Count of Monte Cristo’s house, but this robbery didn’t stay a secret for long. The Count of Monte Cristo was given a letter that warned him of an upcoming robbery, and the Count inferred that “they want to kill me,”(Dumas 330) which led him to be prepared. Dumas uses dramatic irony here because it leads the Count to be prepared without Caderousse knowing, which

Douglas Horton once said, "While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself". The Count of Monte Cristo, a truly captivating novel written by Alexandre Dumas, lives to tell the tale of a young French Sailor, Edmond Dantés, who is forced to spend fourteen years in prison due to the actions of his jealous enemies or so-called "friends". When he eventually escapes, he is left with the feelings of a strong hatred and a thirst for revenge which sets him up to be the man he develops into throughout the novel. Throughout the novel, the Count of Monte Cristo seeks relentless revenge on all of the people who had wronged him many years ago. Dantés, completely unrecognizable after being freed, became only a prisoner of himself due to his need

Edmond Dantes was a young leader whose purpose in life, who he cares about, and how others viewed him contributed with remaining humble to his father, his love for Mercedes, and most importantly himself. Yet his naive manner made him ignorant of his surroundings. The purpose of Dante's´ life contributed to his loved ones expressed by “ With my first pay I shall buy you little house with a garden where you can plant your clematis, your nasturtiums, and your  honeysuckle” (Dumas , 10). This expressed Dantes’ immensely loving bond with his father, for his dream was to give everything he can to him. Edmond’s passion in life is to grow in happiness with his loved ones, for that is his only duty in life for him. His sole purpose is dedicated

These leaps of faith allow him to make life-altering decisions for everyone involved. “Social scientists interpret these leaps of faith either as escape from rationality or simply a different level of rationality” (Sherman 1). The Count had a brutal life as Edmond Dantès; he had an extensive imprisonment, lost his love to his enemy, and was framed by people he believed to be his friends. The vengeance that Dantès seeks when he escapes the Château d’ If can be viewed as an escape from reality. Rather than accept what he has lost, Dantès wants to ruin his enemies’ lives; he refuses to continue life and deal with the pain. To escape from reality he uses his newly acquired wealth to buy himself a new title and a new life: all in the name of revenge. When Dantès becomes the Count and begins to plot his revenge he takes on a God-like image. His immense wealth and manners leave the Parisians awestruck. They have faith in him because he appears to be knowledgeable and well traveled. It is easy to hold someone with such impressive qualities to the standard of a godly figure. The Count takes on a father-like relationship with many of the young men in the novel such as Maximilien and Albert. God is also viewed as a fatherly figure, bringing support and comfort to his “children.” ‘The God-creator whom believers call father, Freud writes, ‘really is the father, with all the magnificence in which he once appeared to the

There cannot be a discussion about borders without also discussing the metaphors that are linked to them. When speaking about the border people know the physical borderlines between countries, but to understand borders one must look pass the physical boundaries. As a society we must be and make ourselves more aware of the cultural identity, language, and community surrounding the Latino American population.

Chapters 13-18 Lenina’s crush for John is increasing and it is slowly becoming uncontrollable for her. Her crush on John comes to the point that she feels obligated to go ask John out (Huxley 189) After the date is over Lenina tries to force John to have a sexual relationship with her. She does not succeed at getting his attention. John then lashes out at Lenina for trying to do something he did not want to do (Huxley 194). Shortly after John receives a phone call from the hospital. It is about his mother declining health. So, John rushes to the hospital to visit with his mother (Huxley 195-201) When he first arrives the nurses are shocked to see that someone wants to visit a person dying, but they allow it anyway. Then he tries to wake his mother up by shaking her, but was unsuccessful at it, because his mother died shortly after (Huxley 207).

The de los Rios article taught me something I did not know about the curriculum that is represented in schools. In the article I noticed that some of the students like Reina a self-identifiers Guatemalan who felt embarrassed about who she was and how she wished she was “White American” but with the Chicana /o-Latina/ o studies helped her learn how to love herself and accept who she is as a Guatemalan. I agree with her research that claims resentment of a race or a class of people , if we look at how Reina felt about herself it is because of the environment around her that made her think that she was not beautiful and made her want to be white , however after taking the Chicana/ o-Latina/ o studies she had a self -revelation which from reading

First mate of the Pharaon, engaged, and at a young age of nineteen, Edmond Dantes was set for life. Dantes is a naive and innocent man. To him “they'll all tell you they love and respect me” (Dumas 26). No one has a reason to hate him and if they do, he hates them in return. “I'd rather not know who they are, because then I'd be forced to hate them” (Dumas 26) Dantes says as he is questioned as to whom could have framed him as a Bonaparte. Dantes is too trusting and he is innocently arrogant. He thinks he is too lowly and humble to be hated. He is prideful, but not overly so. Dantes is lucky and an outlier who happens to be in the right place at the right time. He has love, his family, his career, friends, and a good future to look forward

Fernand and Danglars talk about how to get rid of Edmond so the send a false police report about him.Edmond gets arrested and is sent to Chateau d’if for life for being accused of being a Bonapartist spy. Edmond escapes from jail with the help of Abbe Faria. He travels to Monte Cristo to claim the treasure. He returns to Marseilles in disguise as the Count of Monte Cristo and other alias. He tells people that Edmond Dantès is “dead”. Albert and Franz meet the Count. Franz gets a ransom note saying that Albert has been kidnapped and The Count saves Albert from Luis Vampa (who was his friend). The Count encounters Danglars about buy his prized horses from him. The horses escape and terrorized Madame Villefort and Edward her son. The Count saves them by having his slave lasso them. The Count invites them to his party and reveals that there was a murder at his house where Danglars used to live. Villefort’s mother and father in laws were killed. Valentine’s grandfather has a stroke and doctors said he was poisoned. He narrowed down that she poisoned him when she bought his

In Treasure and Vengeance, Justin Kaplan speaks about The Count of Monte Cristo in the highest regard. After a brief back story on himself, he quickly transitions into connecting it with the book itself. Kaplan claims that “in a singular sense, [Edmond’s] motive was disinterested: not the means to anything else and with no purpose other than its own fulfillment” (Kaplan). This is a key aspect in Kaplan’s criticism. He adds that his “revenge, driven by the festering sense of injustice” is what drives Edmond throughout the story (Kaplan). The whole story revolves around Dantès’ dire need to get revenge on Fernand, as well as others who have crossed him. In fact, the Count himself says that “for all evils there are two remedies - time and silence” (Dumas 523). His sole mission is to retaliate against Mondego, who was the cause of his wrongful conviction. He intends to get his revenge for his own needs