... vengeful desires. Contrastingly Dantes's revenge in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' was targeted directly onto his enemies. He used the flaws of his foes to bring about their punishments in a manner which usually avoided the involvement of innocent characters. For instance, when Mercedes begs Dantes "to only punish the guilty", he agrees to leave Albert be and focus his efforts directly onto Fernand. Dantes is presented in a far more heroic light than ... ... then you will have some idea of what I am losing". The use of religious imagery in Dumas's work links with Heathcliff's "hellish" vil...

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... one for yourself." Revenge is only satisfying for a short period of time. When the joy of watching suffering fades away, the humane guilt settles under the skin. In the books "Wuthering Heights", "The Scarlet Letter", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" characters are all enraged and begin to dig their enemy's grave. In the process, a grave is also dug for themselves. The gravedigger in "Wuthering Heights& ... . Chillingworth then drove Dimmesdale to insanity saying, "Better had he died at once! Never did mortal suffer what this man has suffered. And all, all, in the sight of his worst enemy...

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... , The Count of Monte Cristo, and Tale of Two Cities, a recurring theme is how children act as "agents of redemption" for their parents. These books not only explore the theme of "Sins of the Father," how the younger generation "has to pay" for the actions of the older generation, but they also look at how the younger generation can act as a means of salvation ... the play by talking about Romeo and Juliet. He instead gives a bit of background, and a bit of foreshadowing. The Chorus says that so great is the feud between the Montague and Capulet families that only the death of their childr...

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