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First published in 1845, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a classic rags-to-riches revenge story. Edmond Dantès, wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years, returns with a cavern full of riches, a noble title as the Count of Monte Cristo, and a princess slave to exact revenge on his enemies. But while Dumas tells a compelling story in over a thousand pages, he is not the best writer. Often redundant, Dumas has a tendency to take the reader out of the story either with a jarring comment or

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

Analysis: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) was written by Jay Wolpert and directed by Kevin Reynolds. It was based on the novel of the same name written by Alexander Dumas and Auguste Maquet in 1844. The movie was met with moderate financial and critical success making $75.4 million dollars off a budget of $35 million and receiving a 73% on rotten tomatoes. But statistics aside how historically accurate and relevant is The Count of Monte Cristo? That is the question

the good qualities in people but can also overpower them, and cause a negative reaction. The Count of Monte Cristo is about Edmond Dantes who was about to be the captain of the Pharaon and marry the love of his life. Until, he was falsely accused of treason, by his “friends” and sent to Chateau d’if. When Edmond escapes the jail he finds a smuggler ship who takes him to the Isle of Monte Cristo. Where he finds the treasure Edmonds friend from jail Abbe Faria Told him about. Edmond sets off to get

In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes becomes and acts as an instrument of a divine plan. Dantes spends nearly his entire life working to fulfill a divine plan; one of retribution and dominance. As he strives to complete his end goal, Dantes experiences life, death, and rebirth. Early on in Dantes’ life, he is a young sailor with a great outlook for the future. He has just received news of a likely promotion that would make him captain of the Pharoan, which comes with prestige

Vengeance in The Count of Monte Cristo  Edmond Dantes, the protagonist in The Count of Monte Cristo, is a man on the verge of great happiness, but that is all dramatically and irreparably ripped away. Edmond Dantes is a character who is in search of revenge for those who wronged him. A character analysis of Dantes reveals that through his characteristics, vow of revenge, the symbolism in the death of Fernand, and the symbolism in the eventual fall of Danglars, Edmond Dantes portrays the archetype

The Count of Monte Cristo: The Development of Edmond Dantés The Count Of Monte Cristo is about a man who finds himself on a journey of revenge and hatred, but how did his character develop? The author, Alexandre Dumas, developed the main character, Edmond Dantés, using his thoughts and actions. The thoughts of Edmond Dantés help us see how he turned from a naïve, loving young man to a revengeful, deceitful older man and back to a more loving mature man that has witnesses too much to be naïve.

In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes has his life going in the right direction. But on the night before his wedding he gets arrested. His prosecutor knows that he is not guilty but still throws him in prison. Edmond spends 14 years in prison. In prison he meets another inmate named Abbe Faria. Faira educates him, teaches him how to fight, and how to recognize the people who did him wrong. He also tells Edmond about the treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo. Once Abbe Faria

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, is about a nineteen year old boy named Edmond Dantés, who is sent to prison for an act of treason he did not commit. While in prison he meets an Italian priest who turned Dantés into a well educated man and figures out the story behind Dantés’ demise. Dantés vowed to punish the people who had harmed him. When the priest died, Edmond escaped in the body bag. Then he found the Treasure of Monte Cristo and he became known as The Count of Monte Cristo. He emerged

In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, love is a driving force to several characters, but hatred is the strongest motivator. One theme of the story is the way revenge and hatred can drive people to do extreme things. Edmond Dantes’ wrongful imprisonment sparks his intense hatred for his enemies Villefort, Caderousse, Fernand and Danglars. Edmond Dantes’ lifelong quest for revenge after his escape from prison proves that hatred is a stronger driving force than love in the way that he exploits