solitary confinement on the remote prison island of Chateau d'If, he spends years slowly growing mad and growing his hair, until one day a remarkable thing happens. He meets a man named Abbe Faria (played by Richard Harris) who teaches Dantes how to read, write and become a skilled swordsman. While in the prison, Faria tells Dantes of a large hidden... ... middle of paper ... ...ot be as great as it is without him. Caviezel had a large challenge when he took on this role. He almost had to play two
huge impact on his life. He spent 14 years in the dark and quiet Chateau d’If. During those 14 years he met a priest, Abbe Faria, which they met each other through a secret tunnel in which they both have created while in prison. An amazing transformation takes place in Edmond Dantes as he learns about his enemies and a large hidden treasure that contains a large sum of money. Abbe Faria is a very smart man, while in prison he taught Dantes many useful knowledge including the whereabouts of a large treasure
Redemption is a word that contains various meanings. It could be referring to forgiveness, or recovery. Perhaps an escape from something. It is something that everybody yearns for, but cannot quite grasp in their hands. It is not something that we can look for and find. In fact, redemption often comes our way on its own when we expect it the least. Three characters from three stories go through different conflicts and redeem themselves in ways they never would have guessed. Some even found redemption
Chateau d’If on a remote island for 13 years. During the first part of his stay in prison, Dantes wallows in misery and despair, but his luck begins to change when Abbe Faria (Richard Harris), an ex-soldier and priest, accidentally emerges in Dantes’s cell by way of an underground tunnel Faria dug intending to take him out of the prison. Faria then enlists Dantes to help him dig the tunnel in exchange for knowled... ... middle of paper ... ...lm critic Roger Ebert, “ This is the kind of adventure
accused of traitorous actions and gets thrown in jail. While planning his escape, Dantes is transformed into a bitter person consumed with revenge. Edmond befriends an older prisoner Abbe Faria who relays information of a hidden treasure and molds Edmond into Monte Cristo. With the death of his beloved friend Abbe Faria, Dantes is able to escape the Chateau d’If and have enough wealth to enact revenge on his conspirators. Although Monte Cristo is a large part of the deaths, kidnapping and loss of wealth
Vengeance in The Count of Monte Cristo The corpse of Madame de Villefort lay stretched across the doorway leading to the room in which Edward's lifeless body resided. Eyes filled with tears, the miserable M. de Villefort revealed the sorrowful scene to Dantes. After beholding the results of his revenge "Monte Cristo became pale at this horrible sight; he felt he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance, and that he could no longer say 'God is for and with me.'" Set in France during the turmoil
Dantes was in prison or 14 years during that time he was studying multiple subjects with his companion and mentor, Abbe Faria. Dantes walks into the prison poor, uneducated, and hopeless he walks out an intelligent man with resources and optimistic about his future. Dantes had 14 years to learn and grow with the help from his cell mate. During Dante’s imprisonment, an inmate named Abbe Faria teaches him more about the world, how to be resourceful, and different languages; all of which help Dantes extract
Psychopathy of Edmond Dantes The character Edmond Dantes has a complex way of how he views the world and how he thinks, which is crucial to understand to comprehend the actions he does. For seeking revenge most people would seek something immediate and direct such as murder, or serious harm to friends or family. Edmond Dantes does something different though, he plans a way of revenge which takes longer time than most would have patience for, in an effort to turn their strength and weaknesses and
Edmond Dantes has been changed throughout the novel due to many things. His once carefree naive self was changed by nearly fifteen years in prison. While in prison he plans his revenge against the people that caused him to be wrongly imprisoned. After his escape and his finding of the treasure on Monte Cristo, he soon becomes the Count of Monte Cristo to disguise his true identity while going through with his plans as well as many other guises. This many masked man than uses his many guises to slowly
protests, saying that the treasure belongs to Faria, with Dantes having no claim to it. Faria objects that Dantes is his son, “... the child of my captivity”, given because Faria was a priest and could not have biological children of his own (Dumas 72). Faria views Dantes as his son so strongly that he decides to undertake one of the most important fatherly duties: providing an inheritance. Faria’s bequest is not where his paternal duties end, as Faria also takes on Dantes’s education. It is because
alone in Chateu d’If for a couple of years and felt like giving up until he met Abbe Faria, the priest. In life, we may also have the same feeling as Dantes have. We may also feel like giving up on the problems being thrown to us by the world. But just like in Dantes’ case, God never leaves us. He sends help through the people around us like our family, loved ones and friends whom we lean on during rough times. Abbe Faria in Dantes’ situation served as the God-sent help who gave him hope to continue
would lead to freedom. During this exercise, he met an elderly inmate named Abbe Faria whose attempt to dig his way to his salvation had led him only to Edmond's cell. The two meet daily and an incredible relationship flourished. The old man taught Edmond history, mathematics, and languages. In Edmond's fourteenth year, Faria became mortally ill. The wise elder told Edmond where to find a massive buried fortune. When Faria finally did die, his body was placed in a burial sac. Edmond seized the opportunity
ashore from The Pharon then, he met all his people back in his hometown. At Edmond’s betrothal feast, he was accused of planning Napoleon’s return also he was falsely imprisoned. When Edmond was imprisoned, he met Abbe Faria, who taught him everything he needed to know. When Abbe Faria died, Edmond took his chance to escape and get revenge on the people who were responsible for his imprisonment. In the song, Viva La Vida, the king of France was in power and he ruled everything furthermore he was
While he lies on the ground gasping for breath, Caderousse tells the Abbe Busoni that he does not believe in God. Only moments later, Edmond Dantes reveals himself to him, and he spends his dying breath asking the Lord to forgive him. Edmond Dantes, looking at his corpse, whispers “one”. This was the first evident moment in Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo where Edmond Dantes achieves any justification on his enemies for the wrongs they have done to him. After twenty years of meticulous
Abbe Faria trusts him enough to give him the whereabouts of the treasure of Monte Cristo, “I kept the secret from you for such a long time first because I wanted to make sure of you,” (72). This is another situation that really proves how trustworthy Dantes
In modern times, phrases such as “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” are commonly used. Also, the mere word revenge holds negative connotations as it is seen as immature and unnecessary. The theme of revenge uses archetypes to develop ideas without having to reiterate their meaning. According to the creator of the term, Carl Jung, “archetypes are defined as being a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.” (Dictionary)
Dantes takes on the identity of Abbé Busoni while talking to Caderousse, and as they talk about Edmond’s father, Caderousse says that he died of starvation. Because he wasn’t “Dantes” at the moment, he didn’t show on the outside that he took it to heart and simply said, “A sad, sad tragedy
2. Historical Context Napoleon Bonaparte- He was the first Consul of France and his armies had many victories. By 1807 France had control over land that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north of the river Elbe. However, Napoleon was unable to conquer the remainder of Europe. Napoleon was defeated in Moscow in 1812 and later Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Elba in 1814. By next year Napoleon was able to return to France and gain power. In 1815 France lost to the Duke of Wellington at the
After Abbe Faria clarified the event of Dantés past Abbe Faria forewarned, “I regret having helped you clarify your past…I’ve instilled in you’re a feeling that wasn’t there before: vengeance” (Dumas 58). After such an instance Dante’s allowed thoughts of revenge to plague his mind. He
in prison, he was determined to escape and began digging a tunnel to hoping that he would escape. While digging his tunnel, he met an old inmate named Abbe Faria. The old man taught Edmond history, mathematics, and languages. In Edmond's fourteenth year, Faria became very ill. The old man told Edmond where to find a massive buried fortune. When Faria finally did die, his body was placed in a burial sac. Edmond hid in Faria’s body sac. The jailers threw the sack into the sea which allowed Dantes to