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In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes is wrongly accused of traitorous actions and gets thrown in jail. While planning
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York: Penguin Classics. 1996. Print. Kashuba, Irma. “Alexander Dumas, Pere”. Critical Survey of Long Fiction (Fourth Edition). Salem Press. 2010
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Book Title: The Count of Monte Cristo Author Name(s): Alexandre Dumas Publisher/City & Date of Publication, Number of pages: Barnes & Noble Books
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There is no mere man capable of exacting revenge without consequence, though it is hard for some to overcome the past without closure. In Alexandre Dumas’
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It the story, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond is a prisoner in disgusting gross prison.He feels alone and depressed. He has lost hope