“Let us leave Danglars, possessed by the demon of hatred and trying to breathe some evil insinuation against his comrade into the shipowner’s ear” (Dumas 7). Lying and being untruthful comes with disappointment and unfairness. Danglars is an example of an unjust character because he instigated problems, wanted to replace Edmonds spot in the Pharoan and created false documents to frame Dantes. Danglars was once a friend of Dantes until jealousy got the best of him and decided to betray him. Danglars could not accept Dantes putting himself in charge of the ship. “It’s terrible! Exclaimed the priest. And what became of Danglars? He was the guiltiest, wasn't he, the instigator?” (Dumas 106). Not only can the reader see that Danglars is the one who caused these problems, the characters in the story can assume he is based on what they are being told. The Priest himself is intrigued with the case scenerio of the whole ordeal that Danglars has caused. In Danglars eyes, Dantes is too young to be the captain and should have consulted the crew about taking over instead of assuming the role without hesitation. …show more content…
Danglars complained to the ship owner about the conundrum but was not given the answer he was looking for. “Yes said Danglars, casting Dantes a glance full of hatred, he's young and he has no doubts about anything. As soon as the captain was dead he took command without consulting anyone, and he made us lose a day and a half at the Isle of Elba instead of coming straight back to marseilles” (Dumas 3). Following this, the captain disagreed with Danglars complaints and actually endorsed the fact of Dantes becoming captain of the ship. Dantes was the first mate of the ship (Next man up) and rightfully claimed his captain spot which makes Danglars argument
Jealous of Dantes’ love life, he helped to write and deliver the letter that got Dantes arrested so that he could marry Mercedes. In addition to this, he neglected Dantes’ father so that Mercedes would pay attention to him and only him. As Fernand became a successful smuggler and eventually but illegally got very rich, he betrayed a man named Ali Pasha in exchange for money. In turn, the Count made Ali his personal servant and exposed Fernand to the national newspaper, as the newspaper published a testimony against Fernand that read “It has come to our attention that a french officer had betrayed his benefactor, Ali Pasha, to the Turks. This officer was known at that time as Fernand Mondego, but he now calls himself the Count of Morcerf and is a member of the chamber” (Dantes 351). This marks the beginning of the end for Fernand, as the Count publicly exposes him, showing how he is a traitor and a murderer. In addition, the Count also explains how Fernand is a fraud and that he bought his title through illegal smuggling instead of earning his title. This heap of legal trouble causes Fernand to kill himself, essentially marking a successful plan of revenge from the Count. However, the Count did have some doubts about his motivations of revenge on Fernand, as he knew it
Dantes isn’t just being dishonest to these people so that he doesn’t go back to prison, but also to get revenge on them. For instance, Danglars never liked Dantes. Danglars and other men wanted Dantes sent away. Danglars doesn’t like Dantes b...
Deception is one of mankind’s most versatile and powerful tools and is used nearly every day for both evil and good. Whether it be deceiving an army in battle or using exaggerations and myths to teach a child right from wrong, deceit allows one to advance his selfish or selfless intentions by providing them a source of influence on others. Such deception is evident throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight—the host’s wife’s dishonesty in particular—as it helps to spur the plot of the poem. Lady Bertilak’s purposeful deception of Gawain has questionable motives that highlight the theme of human imperfection and susceptibility to temptation.
Oedipus however, allowed his prideful nature to manipulate him into allowing his downfall to occur. Dante merely indulged his intellectual pride and his political pride, and refrained from any more prideful acts than those. Both lead characters drew support from a voice of reason, with Virgil helping Dante and Creon helping Oedipus. The supporters helped their lead characters by teaching them new information on the present situation they were in and counseled them on what to do or on what they were encountering. Only Virgil succeeded in truly helping Dante however due to Oedipus giving in to his pride’s influence and blamed Creon for the plague until Oedipus accepted the truth. Both sets hold similarities to see certain patters remain, however enough differences remain to keep the characters from one story unique from the
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At the beginning of the book, while Edmond was still Edmond Dantes, he work and pursued his career on a ship. The guy at which he worked for soon became in debt because his shipping business was going out of business. Edmond Dantes payed off this shipping guys debt under the name as Sinbad the Sailor. Edmond accomplished this mission under a different name so his former boss wouldn't know that Edmond Dantes was really the bill savior that Sinbad the Sailor has became. Edmond Dantes changed his identity to pursue, perhaps a fantasy. Edmond wanted to give back to those who gave to him. He changed his identity for the better. He changed it to help out instead of to destroy.
In Dante’s Inferno, the relationship between Dante the Pilgrim and Virgil the Guide is an ever-evolving one. By analyzing the transformation of this relationship as the two sojourn through the circles of hell, one is able to learn more about the mindset of Dante the Poet. At the outset, Dante is clearly subservient to Virgil, whom he holds in high esteem for his literary genius. However, as the work progresses, Virgil facilitates Dante’s spiritual enlightenment, so that by the end, Dante has ascended to Virgil’s spiritual level and has in many respects surpassed him. In Dante’s journey with respect to Virgil, one can see man’s spiritual journey towards understanding God. While God loves man regardless of his faults, His greatest desire is to see man attain greater spirituality, in that man, already created in God’s image, may truly become divine, and in doing so, attain eternality.
Dante needed two main guides to help him take on the arduous task of changing his sinful ways to save him from himself, he needed both guides because each taught him very different but very valuable things. These guides where chosen because of various aspects that allow they to teach Dante to the best. The first of these guides is Virgil, a well-respected pagan poet. There are many reasons why Virgil was chosen
This concept is also present in the Count of Monte Cristo. After Danglars deceives the leaders of France and frames Edmond Dantes, Dantes is put into prison for fourteen years.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Dante’s Inferno presents the reader with many questions and thought provoking dialogue to interpret. These crossroads provide points of contemplation and thought. Dante’s graphic depiction of hell and its eternal punishment is filled with imagery and allegorical meanings. Examining one of these cruxes of why there is a rift in the pits of hell, can lead the reader to interpret why Dante used the language he did to relate the Idea of a Just and perfect punishment by God.
	The story of Edmond Dantes starts out as him being a sailor, aboard the Pharaon; he’s soon to become captain of the ship. Monsieur Morrel is the name of the owner of the Pharaon and a great friend of Dantes. He treats Edmond with great respect. There’s also a little special lady in Dantes life, the beautiful and wonderful Mercedes. A dream job and a dream wife, who could possibly want more?
Finally, Matt de la Peña shows the character’s motivation through dialogue. One day Dante finally confronts the narrator.
... Moreover, such belief in human reason signifies Dante's hope towards a bright society and the pursuit of God’s love as the other part of self-reflection. In conclusion, a great deal of tension and contrast between “dark” and “light” in The Inferno helps us to explore Dante’s self portrait—he fears dangerous desires and sinful darkness, but shows much courage and hope towards life since he nevertheless follows his guide Virgil to dive into horrible Hell. As shown in Canto I, such emotional reaction to dark and light symbols lays a great foundation for developing Dante’s broad and universal traits as his journey progresses.
(For clearer explanation in this essay, Edmond Dantès refers to Edmond Dantès and what he becomes later novel after his symbolic death in prison, the Count of Monte Cristo.) In action of his revenge, the murder of Caderousse’s wife, Monsieur le Marquis de Saint-Méran and Madame la Marquise de Saint Méran, Héloïse de Villefort, and Barrois happen with no from remorse Dantès. These victims most had nothing to do with the Dantès directly. They were just pawns of his little game of revenge. “The problem of innocent suffering does not trouble Monte Cristo, even though his revenge wreaks devastation on whole families.”(Aubrey 2) Even though he is sent to prison wrongfully, he should not be able to ruin so many lives for his act of revenge. Also, over the course of the book, he confuses his desire for revenge and claims various times that his revenge is for justice. “Revenge is mostly about “acting out” (typically through violence) markedly negative emotions. Revenge is, by nature, personal; justice is impersonal, impartial, and both a social and legal phenomenon.” (Seltzer 1) Revenge is the thing that clouds his morals most, and the fact that he even thinks he is God-like for most of the story shows how disconnected he is, morally. “Dantès puts himself in a position that is god-like to exercise complete
... of the characters portrayed in his epic poem shine light to the biased nature of his judgment. With Francesca, loving too much was what she was condemned for. Dante completely overlooks the elements of her sin that included those belonging to the ninth circle of hell: the circle of treachery. By kissing the man that was not her husband, Francesca not betrayed her husband but also her marriage. On the other hand, Pope Boniface VIII was predicted to receive condemnation for a severe sin versus a lesser sin while he was still alive. Dante’s damnation of souls in the Inferno may be based on their sins, but the placement of the sinner’s soul once in hell was somewhat skewed by Dante’s opinion of them. Dante’s Inferno does not portray god’s justice purely. It is in Dante’s humanistic feeling of emotion that make this Dante’s hell instead of a purely supernatural version.