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    Journeying through the world that Alexandre Dumas creates in The Count of Monte Cristo, many argue that the motive for Dantes’s actions is revenge; however, a major change in his character takes place that portrays his motive to be that of justice. The main character, Edmond Dantes, starts off earning a successful living, but due to the jealousy of his acquaintances and the corruption of the justice system, he is falsely convicted of treason, punishable by a life sentence. He suffers from his innocence

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    In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the pain of being in prison for fourteen years has lead a man to learn the true meaning of happiness and how to obtain it. Edmond Dantes is an innocent, young, and naive sailor. He was respected by his fellow workers and employers, as he cared and treated them equally. When Edmond Dantes is falsely accused and framed for being a bonapartist, he is thrown into prison, where he isolated with only himself and his thoughts of revenge. During the period

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    The movie on "The Count of Monte Cristo" revolved around the fight against revenge of between two men who were once of the best of friends, however through jealousy of one towards the other's success came to a point of betrayal and have had Edmund Dantes imprisoned and tortured. Several years passed by, Dantes escapes prison and have accumulated wealth in which he plans to use in for revenge towards the people who'm have lost faith in him and betrayed him. Dantes then overcomes his eagerness to take

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    The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844. Published by Tom Doherty Associates in New York, the book is widespread and contains 580 pages of historical fiction. The novel takes place in 19th century Europe. Throughout the book readers follow the life of the protagonist, Edmond Dantés, as well as the lives of the antagonists: Danglers, Caderousse (somewhat), Fernand, and Villefort. This omniscient pov shows readers that the reason why the antagonists act against

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    The Danger in Believing to Have the Authority to Administer Justice The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a novel set in parts of Rome and Paris during the early eighteenth hundreds. The main character Edmond Dantes, returns to Marseilles an innocent and joyous man. However, Edmond’s happiness is brought to a sudden and tragic end when he is wrongly accused of being a Bonapartist. Through the arrest and being in prison for 14 years; Dantes, now a bitter man, vows to punish those who accused

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    Le Château d’If is an important building in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas because, not only does it introduce the conflict of the plot and allow the narrative and motivation of Edmond Dantès to be set, it is also presented as an embodiment of many of the themes prominent throughout the novel. The story is set in 19th century France during and immediately after Napoleon’s fall from power. As such, politics and the ways of the justice system are quite frequently outlined in the novel

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    In the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes, betrayed by his “friends”, was sent to the Chateau D’if, a notorious prison for containing Bonapartists during the French Revolution for fourteen years. In the prison Dantes vows vengeance, and thanks to his cell-mate, an Italian priest named Abbe Faria, he is able to accomplish this goal. “Now, farewell to kindness, humanity, and gratitude. Farewell to all sentiments that gladden the heart. I have substituted myself for Providence in rewarding the good;

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    The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas was completed in 1844, and is one of his most well-known works, along with The Three Musketeers. Originally published in the Journal des Débats in a serial of eighteen parts, the novel appeared in book form in Paris by Pétion in 18 volumes with the first two issued in 1844 and the remaining sixteen in 1845. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean Sea in 1815-1839. This means that the story occurs during the era of the Bourbon

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    2016 Report Name The Count of Monte Cristo was not legally liable for what happened to Danglars and Villefort. The Count of Monte Cristo never actually physically hurt them or paid someone else to physically hurt them. The Count of Monte Cristo used he brain and money to trick people, get information, and set out a revenge plan. The Count of Monte Cristo was not liable because he never physically harmed someone or paid someone else to do so. The Count of Monte Cristo never physically harmed Villefort

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    world.” de Gaulle’s sentiment about love’s power holds true. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, love is the most powerful driving force. During this romantic novel, a man named Edmond Dantés gets falsely imprisoned for fourteen years. When he escapes as a rich man, he swears revenge on his enemies, but in the end, love prevents him from enacting several of his vengeful plans. A moral in The Count of Monte Cristo is that love is the strongest power in the world because it can stop revenge

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