Edmond Villefort Research Papers

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Making the right decisions in life can lead to good things happening, but making the wrong decision can lead to a great downfall. In the song Viva la Vida by Coldplay, it references the life and downfall of King Louis XVI as he had everything, then lost it due to poor decisions. In the Count of Monte Cristo, a novel written by Alexandre Dumas, a man named Villefort has a very similar story. When a man named Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of being a bonapartist, Villefort chooses to betray Edmond and protect his name. Edmond is sent to a prison, the Chateau d’If, where he spends 14 years of his life building up a thirst for vengeance. Edmond is told of a massive fortune and becomes beyond powerful when he escapes. Edmond makes it his personal goal to destroy the ones who wronged him, including Villefort. Years back, Villefort had a baby, who he attempted to kill. This baby is saved by an enemy of Villefort when he mistakes the baby for buried treasure. He ends up raising Villefort's kid, who ends up exposing Villefort and giving Villefort a criminal case. …show more content…

Imagery is used to paint a picture and give an image of how these characters poor decisions led to their downfall. “ I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I have the word, Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets that I used to own.” (Coldplay, 1-4). This paints a picture of King Louis XVI losing everything. In the quote it says that he is the most powerful man in the world, ruling the world. At the end of the quote it gives you an image of King Louis XVI now being the lowest of the low, and having nothing. “ ‘He’s carrying away the body of my son!’ He tried to run after after Monte Cristo, but, as in a nightmare, he felt his feet rooted to the floor” (Dumas, 485). As it says in that quote, we get the picture of Villefort being so sad and destroyed that he cannot move. At this point Villefort's downfall was complete, he had lost

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