Romantic literature is the type of literature that is not true to life. Romantic novels have many characteristics, including loose plots, miraculous occurrences, extravagant incidents, and heroes and their adventures. The Count of Monte Cristo is an excellent example of romantic literature because...

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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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