The Count of Monte Cristo is an excellent example of romantic literature because many characteristics of romantic literature can be found in its plot. ... Of the many settings include: Paris, Rome, Marseilles, Auteiul, the Chateau d"If, and Isle of Monte Cristo. Another thing I noticed while reading The Count of Monte Cristo was that there was so many coincidences. A few are: how the Count just happens to meet Albert and become friends with him in Rome, how the Count buys the house in Auteiul, when the Count bought Hayde's freedom, and also how Bertuccio is chosen as one of the C...

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Thesis: Alexander Dumas, in his book The Count of Monte Cristo, argues that great happiness can only be achieved by suffering greatly; and if you suffer you will be paid back with happiness. ... For example, in the book, the Count says, "Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss,"(441). ... This is implying that all the suffering the Count went through was worth it because he's happy and safe. ... For example, Maxemillien one told the Count, "My friend, the voice of my heart is very sad and promises me nothing but sorrow," (408). ... The Count also...

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Abbe died before they could escape and left him with knowledge of a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. ... He was picked up by a ship full of smugglers and stayed with them until he found Monte Cristo. ... He then changed his name to the Count of Monte Cristo, and started to seek revenge on those that had wronged him. ...

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Two of his most popular works are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. ... "Only the man who has experienced extreme agony can experience true happiness" (The Count of Monte Cristo pg 304). ... In The Count of Monte Cristo there are very few characters that are honorable throughout the whole story. ... Love in The Count of Monte Cristo on the other hand is much more passionate and meaningful. In The Count of Monte Cristo love is what truly makes the story unique. ...

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In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas and The Good Earth by Pearl S. ... In The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes begins as a well-off sailor of the Pharaon. ... Several years later Edmond has changed his name to the Count of Monte Cristo and has become very wealthy off of his new found fortune. ... Things are quite different for The Count of Monte Cristo. ... replied Monte Cristo, shrugging his shoulders. ...

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For Morrel, the poor ship owner, Dantes, now known as The Count of Monte Cristo, rewarded him with money to pay his bills. ... Dantes is like Christ in another way, in the way that he was resurrected from the dead as a new person, the Count of Monte Cristo. ... Just like Christ who suffered, died, and rose again, Dantes suffered in the Chateau d'If, died, and rose again as the Count of Monte Cristo. ...

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Dumas' character Edmond Dantes also seeks revenge throughout 'The Count of Monte Cristo' generating a similarly destructive chain of vengeance and showing, in a similar manner, how society's injustices lead to resentment. ... There is a similar abundance of aggressive language used to express Danglars' jealousy of Edmond Dantes's promotion in 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. ... Contrastingly Dantes's revenge in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' was targeted directly onto his enemies. ... That both plots are tied to religion shows how people may u...

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Sustained from the beginning to the middle, and from the middle to the end of the novel, a major theme in Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo is "Revenge" because the protagonist, Dantes, seeks justice for a crime he did not commit. ...

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The Count of Monte Cristo; written by Alexander Dumas; the main character: Edmond Dantes loses all perception of being a hero after his baptismal escape from the Chateau d"If, also by lying and changing his identity to The Count Of Monte Cristo. ...

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In the books "Wuthering Heights", "The Scarlet Letter", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" characters are all enraged and begin to dig their enemy's grave. ... In "The Count of Monte Cristo", Edmund Dantes provided an example of how getting even does not solve all problems. ... " (Alexandre Dumas) Once he escaped, he took the opportunity to find the treasure on Monte Cristo. ...

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In the Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas brought about one of the best revenge tragedies filled with such exhilarating details. ... He eventually married Mercedes and became a rich and respected Count in Paris. ... The count took revenge on Fernand by causing his wife Mercedes and son Albert to abandon him. To achieve this, the count managed to find out Fernand's secret and had it published. ... The vengeance the Count had stricken Dangalrs reflected the ironic in his punishment and judgment. ...

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Later, while robbing Monte Cristo's house, he is caught by Monte Cristo, but allowed to leave; while leaving, he is killed by his old friend Benedetto whom he had blackmailed earlier. ... Monte Cristo tricked Danglars with a fake telegraph, which resulted in Danglars losing most of his money and going bankrupt. ... Fernand then took the title of the Count of Morcerf. ...

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"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more." (Chapter 73) Only a person who has been very miserable can experience the wonder of being very happy. Alexander Dumas conveys this kind of feeling in his novel, The Count of Mo...

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The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale about friendship, betrayal, and vengeance. ... Fernand, son of a count, witnesses the exchange of the letter without Dantes" knowledge. ... The casting was superb when it comes to the most important character of all, the Count of Monte Cristo. ...

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In Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Tale of Two Cities, a recurring theme is how children act as "agents of redemption" for their parents. ... In Alexandre Dumas's suspenseful book The Count of Monte Cristo, the children of Edmond Dantès's enemies manage to redeem the terrible actions of their fathers. While the story does revolve around Edmond Dantès's quest for revenge under the alias "The Count of Monte Cristo," the real stars of this book are the children of the three "enemies.... Eventually, the stren...

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An identifiable act of corruption that served as the means for three men to obtain individual prosperity, whilst causing another man to be condemned for life was the root for the predominant theme of corruption in The Count of Monte Cristo. ...

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In The Count of Monte Cristo Fernand betrays his best friend Dantes because he was jealous of the life Dantes had. ... In The Count Monte Cristo Fernand betrayed his best friend Dantes' so he could get Dantes' Fiancé Mercedes. ... In The Count of Monte Cristo Dantes' lost everything, he had a beautiful girlfriend, he just got promoted, but suddenly he lost everything when his friend betrayed him. ...

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He decided to make a living by playing the lead role in the "The Count of Monte Cristo" which produced a huge income for Mr. ... James ruined his life by taking the role in the "The Count of Monte Cristo." ... These wonderful would-be achievements were shattered when he took the one-man role in the "The Count of Monte Cristo". ...

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A portrait of the artist as a young man is a classic work of the 20th centaury. While some writers have become classic through their simplicity and their explanations of what is actually happening, like Dickens, writers like James Joyce have become classics for their wonderful use of literary devic...

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Eugene O'Neill was a playwright of unusual psychological depth. To the majority of critics, he is revered as the greatest dramatist that America ever produced. He is accepted as "the founder of American drama," and his continuing preeminence as such is remarkable. A few critics, ...

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Eugene O'Neill - -Long Day's Journey into Night- page 1340 Eugene O'Neill 1888-1953 Eugene O'Neill was the nation's first major playwright and the first to explore serious themes in theatre and to experiment with theatrical conventions. His father James O'Neill was an actor and made a fortun...

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