The Count Of Monte Cristo Revenge Essay

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In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he says, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” Through saying this, it is understood that one can be angry, but sin should not flow from anger. Paul also states that any anger one has should not be left to fester. Alexandre Dumas presents a similar message in his novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The theme of vengeance and revenge appears constantly throughout the book, and the protagonist of the novel is constantly seeking revenge against those who wronged him. The stress and constant anger fueling Edmond to take revenge for his mistreatment only served to turn him into a monster both psychologically and emotionally.
The story begins during the Bourbon Restoration. During this time, France was under the constitution of the Charter of 1814. This charter presented all Frenchmen as equal before the …show more content…

For example, when Abbe Faria is talking with Edmond, he says, “I regret now, having helped you in your late inquiries, or having given you the information I did,” because “it has instilled a new passion in your heart—that of vengeance,” (Dumas p. 111). When the abbe dies, Dantes begins down the path of vengeance and hatred, culminating in his many aliases. He has an alias as the Count of Monte Cristo, Abbe Busoni, and as a clerk for a bank. Eventually, he begins to view himself as an agent of Providence, saying, “God gives me strength to overcome a wild beast like you; in the name of that God I act,” (Dumas p. 632). Dantes believes that he possesses power over life and death symbolized by the mighty elixir. Also, Dantes becomes extremely disconnected from humanity as a whole. When other characters speak of him, they talk as if he is distant or disconnected. This changes Edmond, through isolation, into a true monster of a

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