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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo. by Alexandre Dumas. In theaters. Plot (1 of 2). Edmond Dantes is leading a charmed life Dantes's friends become jealous of him Fernand Mondego covets Dantes's fiancee Danglars envies successful career Caderousse envies Dantes's apparent luck

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The Count of Monte Cristo

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  1. The CountofMonte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

  2. In theaters

  3. Plot (1 of 2) • Edmond Dantes is leading a charmed life • Dantes's friends become jealous of him • Fernand Mondego covets Dantes's fiancee • Danglars envies successful career • Caderousse envies Dantes's apparent luck • Dantes is framed for treason on his wedding day • Villefort imprisons Dantes for life to save his father, Noirtier • Dantes learns history, science, philosophy and language from Abbe Faria • Faria bequeaths a large fortune to Dantes • Dantes escapes and retrieves the fortune

  4. Plot (2 of 2) • Dantes (Abbe Busoni) learns the details of the plot to frame him from Caderousse • Dantes (the Count of Monte Cristo) emerges in Rome (10 years later) • Monte Cristo saves Albert de Morcerf from bandits • No one recognizes Dantes except Mercedes • Dantes plots the demise of his old cohorts • Dantes exposes Mondego's (Count de Morcerf) darkest secret • Villefort is exposed and driven insane • Danglars is left penniless • Dantes arranges for Maximilian Morrel and Valentine Villefort to be together • Dantes falls in love with Haydee

  5. Themes • The limits of human justice - • Dantes takes justice into his own hands • Dantes does not believe their is adequate justice for the crimes committed against him • Dantes realizes just human justice is limited by human compassion, tolerance and knowledge

  6. Themes • Relative versus absolute happiness - • Characters are either sympathetic or unsympathetic • What separates the good from the bad in the novel is that ability of the good to appreciate the good they have done • The bad focus solely on what they lack • Dantes is betrayed by his friends because of their envy

  7. Themes • Love versus alienation – • Dantes exiles himself from humanity • Dantes is obsessed with being the angel of Providence • Dantes disconnected from society when Abbe Faria dies • When Dantes learns of his father’s death and Mercedes’s marriage, his isolation becomes complete • Dantes reconciles when he falls in love with Haydee

  8. Major Characters • Edmund Dantes • A kind, innocent, honest, and loving man who becomes bitter and vengeful • Disconnects from society • Becomes the agent of Providence • Reconnects with society when he falls in love

  9. Additional Links • Grade-saver Summary

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