The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père

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The Count of Monte Cristo Summary

Dumas got the idea for The Count of Monte Cristo from a true story, which he found in a memoir written by a man named Jacques Peuchet. Peuchet related the story of a shoemaker named Francois Picaud, who was living in Paris in 1807. Picaud was engaged to marry a rich woman, but four jealous friends falsely accused him of being a spy for England. He was imprisoned for seven years. During his imprisonment...

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The Count of Monte Cristo

3,804 words, approx. 13 pages

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas was born in a small village in France in 1802, the son of General Alexandre Dumas, Napoleon's famous mulatto general. The younger Dumas ... Read more

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Alexandre Dumas

904 words, approx. 4 pages

Alexandre Dumas (1803-1870), the prolific French author of plays, popular romances, and historical novels, wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.Alexandre Dumas is generally called ... Read more

Alexandre Dumas

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Towards the end of his ebullient and prolific career, Alexandre Dumas took pen in hand not to dash off one more spell-binding drama or history-filled epic, but to complain to the Emperor of rough hand... Read more

Alexandre Dumas

10,155 words, approx. 34 pages

Despite their unflagging worldwide popularity, their perennial availability, and their innumerable cinematographic adaptations, the works of Alexandre Dumas père have been largely unappreciated... Read more

Alexandre Dumas

8,515 words, approx. 29 pages

The dramatic writings of Alexandre Dumas père, long absent from publishers' booklists and often granted little more than la portion congrue (an extremely small place) in critical assessments o... Read more

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Critical Essay by Don MacLennan

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Emond Dantes: Hubris Was He

631 words, approx. 3 pages

Throughout The Count of Monte Cristo, the theme of revenge is displayed in many different ways. The effects of revenge become clear as Edmond Dantès grows more powerful by using his recources lik... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

1,425 words, approx. 5 pages

The name of my book is The Count of Monte Cristo, which is written by Alexander Dumas and consists of 1462 pages. It was published on January 16, 2003, by The Modern Library, New York. It's a romantic... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

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I. Summary Dantes is now rich and he disguises himself as a The Count of Monte Cristo, to take the revenge against his enemies. In Italy, he saves the life of a young man named Albert. The Count as... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

951 words, approx. 4 pages

Edmond Dantes went through a series of experiences that changed Dantes throughout the novel. From the beginning where he was captain as a sailor to near the end where he was an architect of vengea... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

484 words, approx. 2 pages

Diguises and pseudonyms in The Count of Monte Cristo were a critical factor to help him achieve success for Dantes. They helped him cover up his past, make him sound of higher class, and even acte... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo: Hero or Not?

696 words, approx. 3 pages

"Hero: A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds." (page 410 of The Random House Dictionary Concise Edition, 1983. New York, NY.) Edmond Dantés, the main chara... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

764 words, approx. 3 pages

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, is a book filled with vengeance and suspense. Dantes loves and is loved by Mercedes and is blind to the fact that those who he considers friends betray h... Read more

Irony and Betrayal in "The Count of Monte Cristo"

389 words, approx. 2 pages

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a fun-filled, action-packed suspense novel. This book has betrayals, sword fights, and lies. This is basically a story of a friend forma an alliance aga... Read more

Revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo

459 words, approx. 2 pages

The novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" is based on the overall theme of revenge; a conflict between good and evil. A secondary theme is human justice; people get what they deserve in the end. The pro... Read more

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Monte Cristo's Revenge

856 words, approx. 3 pages

Revenge is a law of human nature. It is natural instinct for people to seek retribution against one who has done them wrong. Monte Cristo did just that. In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, Dant... Read more

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