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The Count Of Monte Cristo
1,214 words... f literary work: Adventure / Drama The main point that Alexandre Dumas is presenting in this novel deals with judgement. Those who are good to others will be rewarded in the future. Those who are sinfull will be punished. The action in this novel takes place in Marseilles, Paris, France in the 1800 's. The era of the novel is set during the Napoleonic era. The cities in which this novel takes place in are, Marseilles, Paris, and Rome. Most of the scenes are in the cities but others take plac...
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Count Of Monte Cristo
1,115 wordsThe Count of Monte Cristo takes place in France, during the end of the Napoleonic Era, which lasted from 1979 to 1821. This was a dangerous time in France, because the Royalists and Bonapartists were constantly fighting to determine who would control the country. Most of the book takes place in Paris and Marseilles, which are situated in France, and in Rome, Italy. However, a portion of the book is set in the Chateau DIf, where Edmond Dantes spends fourteen years of his life imprisoned for treas...
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Seven Deadly Sins Divine Comedy
1,442 wordsDante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, Purgatory Dantes The Divine Comedy section of Purgatory is a depiction of Dante and his struggle to reach paradise. He is a character as well as a narrator. The purgatory section deals with the seven deadly sins and Dantes task of cleansing himself on his journey to heaven. He confronts many different people on his journey to self-righteousness, which help and guide him to his destiny. Accompanied by Virgil or reason as he is depicted, his quest is a hard jou...
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Grace Of God Vita Nuova
1,660 wordsThrough Dante 2 Dantes Influences Through out the course of literature, various authors utilize their own past experiences and histories to enhance the plot of their works. Anything from their childhood to a random person that they meet on the street can create a spark that will create a character or a thought in a piece of literature. Dantes environment was full of people and events that could have influenced his writings. In the Inferno Dantes perception of hell is heavily influenced by the pe...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,772 wordsDante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuova, was writt...
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Holy Roman Emperor Journey Through Hell
2,123 wordsDantes poem relating his heavenly ordained journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise enjoyed immediate success: more than 600 surviving manuscripts of the Divine Comedy produced during the 14 th century attest to the works popularity. Consequently, Dantes vernacular classic was among the first books to be printed when the new technology of moveable type was introduced into Italy from Germany during the 1460 s and 1470 s. Publishers and printers repeatedly turned to Dante for his proven market...
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Circle Of Hell Dantes Inferno
1,342 wordsIn Dantes Divine Comedy, Dante incorporates Virgil's portrayal of Hades from The Aeneid into his poem, and similarities between the Inferno and Hades can be drawn, however Dante wasnt attempting to duplicate Virgil's works. Although the Hell depicted in Dantes Inferno is essentially based on the literary construction of the underworld found in Virgil's Aeneid, in their particulars the two kingdoms are quite different. Virgil's underworld is largely undifferentiated, and Aeneas walks through it w...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,891 wordsDante Dantes Inferno Dantes Inferno Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His...
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1,851 wordsDantes Inferno Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell income with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuo...
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Dante Alighieri Middle Ages
2,794 wordsDantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare, Cantos Dantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare, Cantos Xii And Xxviii Throughout Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the warlike and the social concept behind chivalry is one of intense concern for this author from the Middle Ages. What makes Canto XII so important in terms of understanding Dantes feelings on chivalry and war is that the reader is seeing Dantes views on warfare not only from the perspective of an observer, but from the perspective of a participant. Late...
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Count Of Monte Cristo Napoleonic Era
1,701 wordsEvery man has his rise and his downfall. His rise can be attributed to hardware, dedication to accomplishing a set goal, or possibly even luck. Sometimes a man can become jealous at another man s fortune and wish forums downfall. He might even try to make this wish come true in an innumerousamount of ways. At some point in a man s life, there is his downfall. It could a disastrous downfall or maybe just a minor setback. However, if this mani's smart he will try to overcome this downfall and try ...
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Man Named Four People
806 wordsThe Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a story which begins in 19 th century France. The Main character, Edmond Dantes begins the story as a happy man. He has everything going for him. ? you? re a lucky man, Edmond, and you have a very pretty mistress, sir? ? she? s not my mistress, sir? ? she? s my fiancee. ? This changes quickly when Dantes is imprisoned. Four people plot against him. The people are Gaspard Caderousse, he want? s Dantes imprisoned because Second was Monsieur de Villef...
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Fortune Telling Dont Agree
1,642 wordsOvertime peoples opinions tend to change, as well as their views on situations. The way that we view sins today and the way that sins were viewed around Dantes time has completely changed. My beliefs are that something is a sin if it is against God s will, or breaking there commandments. According to Dante one of the worst sins is being a pagan. I believe that all sins are measured equal in God s eyes. That may not seem fair to think that murder is equal to a lie, but God says that if we ask for...
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Named Abbe Faria Fourteen Grueling Years Cristo
1,270 wordsThe Count of Monte Cristo Theme: The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and his aging father, and to punish those responsible for his imprisonment and suffering. For the latter, he plans slow and painful pu...
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