The stories “The Count of Monte Cristo” and the book “Blessings” are two stories that are developed differently based on the context of the story. “The Count of Monte Cristo” is about a character named Edmond that is in jail, he suddenly heard a sound and throughout the story he thinks that the sound is someone working or someone trying to escape. The story “Blessings” is about two people, Jesse and Rene who go on this journey which is going to a rock on the peak of a ridge. The similarities and differences of the story is basically just about what the characters can see in their perspective.
n the book The Count of Monte Cristo takes revenge against the people who ruined his life as Edmond Dantes and uses different types of strategies depending on their weakness. The Count disguises himself as an Abbe and returns to find Caderousse still as a poor man. On page 110 it says “So saying , he the diamond from his pocket and handed it to Caderousse. “Take this, my friend.” he said, “it's yours” “What! for me alone?” cried Caderousse.
In the Amnesty Proclamation, it shows that the Union forgave what the Confederates have done by making them swear an oath to “faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States”. Also General US Grant promised that “each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the U.S authorities so long as they observe their paroles, and the laws in force where they may reside”. Before the Civil War, the North and South were divided. However, throughout and after the war, the antagonism between them slowly faded out.
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” Niccolo Machiavelli. Is that really true or can people forgive and forget instead of getting revenge every time they are hurt. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas the author uses figurative language and imagery to portray the theme of vengeance.
Vengeance can cause justice, but what happens when vengeance goes too far? Vengeance can be a descructice thing, when greed gets ahead of your conscience, it can cause the drive for revenge to go over the line. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Viva la Vida, and the story of Cain and Abel, the authors use imagery and diction to convey the idea that vengeance can make someone crazy even if it causes pain in the process. Alexandre Dumas displays a great example of imagery and diction. Vengeance is a deadly tool.
Monte Cristo’s plan for vengeance on Villefort was to have Heloise, with the poison discussed between them, murder Villefort’s family in order to get revenge, but in the end, it went too far,since Edouard “the boy, was dead”. What happened to the Villefort family was the most evil punishment given by Edmond; Villefort now is living in a world filled with despair, yet it is only known by few that the Count was the one who planned all the misfortune that dawned upon the Villefort family, which the author conveys by small details concealed in the text. Once Monte Cristo had seen the devastating sight of the poor, dead Edouard, certain details used, such as his face paling immediately, and the feeling of inexpressible anguish, convey that Edmond had gone beyond the rightful limits of vengeance, and never realized how wrongly his plan of revenge had gone. These careful details used by Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo help the readers understand the true feelings of Edmond Dantes as he is carrying out his revenge
I. Edmund Dante Looks like a humble man until he went down to prison where his true hate comes out as it rightfully should. A. Edmund developed quite an anger after he found out about the person that had put him in prison. 1. After he found out about this unjust imprisonment “his eyes flashed with hatred as he thought of the three men to whom he owed his long and cruel captivity, and he renewed the oath of vengeance against Danglars, Fernand and Villefort which he had already sworn in prison.” (85) 2. This quote proves that he appears very mad at anyone at this point for this unjust imprisonment.
In both the passage and the scene, “The Mount of Monte Cristo” and “Blessings”, send messages out to their readers. The way the authors developed the messages, or themes, have similarities, but also some differences in each text. In “The Mount of Monte Cristo”, a man is imprisoned for over four years and has recently stopped eating the prison food. I think the theme of this passage is to always have hope, even in the worse situations.
This asserts Richard’s interest in Anne was merely to secure power for his own ends. In the play, Richard frequently switches roles from concerned brother, romancer and devout holy man. Richard acknowledges his duality using divine imagery “And thus, I clothe my naked villainy/ And seem a saint, when I most play the devil”. (I, iii, 336/338)
While Dante and Virgil travel along the swamp by Phlegyas, the Boatman of the Styx, Filippo Argenti, a wrathful, tries to block their pathway. Filippo Argenti was a Black Guelph nobleman, who severely disliked Dante. Some accounts tell a tale of the feud between them which started with Filippo slapping Dante in the face. Dante says to Filippo, “And [Dante] replied: ‘If I come, I do not remain. / But you, who are you, so fallen and foul? /
Dante Hero Essay Pieces of writing are often viewed as a product of their origin time period, even in the modern day it is not uncommon to view our time plane as independent to what preceded as if we were somehow separate from every moment that came before. Instead every aspect of a story is ingrained with the message of millenniums before it, so much so the effect that the present has pales in comparison. This is present throughout Dante’s inferno written by Dante Alighieri as it is not merely a representation of the time period it originated from, rather the present represents the top of an iceberg whose very existence and stature are fully dependent on the times that preceded. This phenomenon of the past is fully present in Dante’s epic hero cycle. Dante’s resurrection reveals to be heavily influenced by the history of humankind.
Next, Dumas explores justice in his novel. Edmond has many opinions on justice. For most of the novel, we see Edmond attempt to play God. '... the Count of Monte Cristo is commanded only by the Count of Monte Cristo ' (373).
•Edmond Dantès: Protagonist. Edmond’s unequivocal happiness is cut short when his enemies, who are blinded by their jealousy and self-bitterness, plot against him. Edmond’s gullibility and willingness to incoherently trust everyone around him precipitates his downfall. His destruction of character and desire for vengeance leads him to overstep moral boundaries. With the transformation of Edmond into the Count of Monte Cristo, he experiences a metaphorical death, the death of his virtuous self.
Has anyone ever wondered about what the smaller and lesser known version of Alcatraz would be like? In The Count of Monte Cristo, the Chateau was described as a dreaded prison, with centuries-old tradition of terror, producing the same effect on Dantes as the sight of the gallows would be like to a man condemned to death (Dumas 26). If someone would visit the Chateau today, they would be able to go through the interior of the prison and see various cells (Axelrod). The Chateau is one of the lesser known fortresses, but it continues to draw crowds of people who are interested in its various uses in history and importance in literature.
Through Dante’s exposure to sin and rebirth, he transitions from being sympathetic to being hostile to ultimately becoming enlightened. Dante learns that his pity is useless, to have faith, and to not question God’s justice. Alighieri is conveying the point that sin is persuasive and it is one’s choice to turn their back from
