The Count of Monte Cristo is classic adventure romatic novel written by Alexandre Dumas finished in 1844, it was published in a series of 18 parts as a bulletin during the two following years.
The story takes place in France, Italy and several Islands of the Mediterranean between 1814 and 1838. It presents the topics of justice, revenge, pity, and forgivingness.
Dumas got the idea from the memoirs of a real man called Jacques Peuchet who told the story of a shoes' maker called Francois Picaud who lived in Paris in 1807. Picaud got engaged with a rich woman, but four envious friend accused him accused him of being an spy, then in prison a dying cellmate told him about a treasure hidden in Milan. When he was freed in 1814 he got the treasure and came back to Paris under a new name, and spent 10 years planning his revenge. Pretty much the same story of the Novel.
In the story of the novel the author uses : Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory as figurative language devices.
examples:
The author uses The concept of Death as a spectacle
This is the happy version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where the lovers actually live happily ever after in each other's arms.
The author presents the strongest emotions of all, Love, hate, revenge, greed.
That education is good for people and will help people in their life
Annabel Adams is the girl he falls in love with me.adms daughter
falling actions
the series of events that follow the climax and end in the resolution
