Archetypes In The Count Of Monte Cristo

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In the Count of Monte Cristo directed by Kevin Reynolds Edmond Dantes is betrayed, deceived and imprisoned. After many years of mentorship Dantes gains the skills he needs to seek his revenge. Dantes is motivated through betrayal and anger seeks his well deserved, justified revenge.
The character archetype of the trickster helps to develop and gives Dantes a reason for his revenge. In the beginning of the movie Napoleon Bonaparte gives Edmund Dantes a letter that will lead to Edmund’s ultimate demise. Gerard de Villefort reads the letter and see’s his father’s name on it. Seeking to protect his reputation Villefort sends Dantes to an Island Prison called Chateau d'If. Napoleon as the trickster is also Edmund’s call to adventure without being accused of treason Edmund would have never become the Count of Monte Cristo.
In addition to the trickster the betrayer sets Edmund up to take the fall. Edmund’s best friend, Fernand Mondego, labeled as loyal retainer at first becomes the betrayer as well as the darkness in the Archetype the fight between light vs darkness. In the Count of Monte Cristo Fernand is in love with …show more content…

Even in the story his loyal retainer and best friend Jacopo suggest that Edmund should take the money and live a full life without all the hate and revenge involved. Edmund can be seen consumed and fueled by rage and betrayal. Many would say his murdering of Fernand Mondego would be considered immoral and wrong.
In Conclusion I believe Edmund Dantes ,after being betrayed and left to rot away, is justified and successful on his path of revenge. Revenge is not alway the right thing to do or the right path to follow, but in the case of The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes is an innocent man and people sacrifice him for their own personal gain. I believe in extreme cases like these human nature seeks out revenge and it is

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