![]() The body’s sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever. There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. ![]() He recognizes that he may have hurt more people than were involved in his blind drive to take revenge. He acts as if he were in the place of God and does not question the morality of his actions. ![]() In undertaking to execute vengeance against those responsible for his imprisonment, the Count of Monte Cristo takes the power of life and death into his hands. I have been taken by Satan into the highest mountain in the earth, and when there he said he to me, ‘Child of earth, what wouldst thou have to make thee adore me?’ I replied, ‘Listen, I wish to be Providence myself, for I feel that the most beautiful, noblest, most sublime thing in the world, is to recompense and punish. These quotes give us a glimpse into the heart of the man of vengeance. Revenge is a central theme to the plot of ‘ The Count of Monte Cristo.’ Dantes spends the better part of the book plotting and executing the ruin of all who tried to destroy him. He also appreciates the calmness that rules when planning changes to anxiety in the heat of the moment because actual events impact reality more than mere fantasy-the risk of harm, injury, or loss dramatically once one begins to act on his plans. The Count of Monte Cristo, ever so cautious, speaks to the unpredictability of life and the whimsical hand of chance in even the most controlled of situations. “However much a man is inured to taking risks, however well prepared he is for danger, the fluttering of his heart and the pricking of his skin will always let him know the vast difference that lies between dream and reality, planning and execution.” This is why the speaker thinks of the person in passion as the greatest poet, as much as poets sublimate feelings in the most minimal expression. Moments that evoke passion are such events, and there are no words to explain them better than the outburst of emotion itself. While in some situations, reason reigns supreme as a way of understanding, in others, we cannot rationalize our way to the depth of the experience because they are primal and precede our development of the faculty of reason. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when the sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime. There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Furthermore, some are exposed to far more extreme events than others, which gives them a depth of understanding that we may only be privy to when they tell us about them. ![]() But in our attempts to share, we communicate universal feelings and emotions when we find the words. As such, it is hard for people to express their feelings so profoundly. A selection of quotes from the novel are explored below:Įvery experience a person has is private. The dialogue between characters reveals profound truths about human life, and the monologues of Edmond Dantes are the wise sayings of one who has experienced much in life. Countess Mondego.The beauty of the quotes in ‘ The Count of Monte Cristo’ bears mentioning. irretrieveably lost so many, many years ago. never will he find that perfect love which two young people lost. But I celebrate the Count of Monte Cristo's return to the world of men, and I wish for him from the depths of my heart that will find the peace for which he yearns. He died a long time ago in the Chateau d'If. Edmond Dantes: I am no longer the instrument of God! I've been plunged back into nothingness! I'm searching something lost.Mercedes: Avenging angels may not ask forgiveness of their victims.but to make amends where I've hurt the innocent. I've no particular place in the world, no strong desire in life. Edmond Dantes: That was simple justice, madam, and believe me it brought me no joy.But he has a father and he has his father's name. Edmond Dantes: Once you said he should have been our son.Mercedes: My son would never permit that.Edmond Dantes: Let me join you on your voyage.Mercedes: He wants to expiate his father's sins.Edmond Dantes: Mercedes! Where are you traveling?.
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