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I. Introduction
The Count of Monte Cristo is only loosely based in fact, and thus does
not fit the category of the D'Artagnan romances. History forms a mere
backdrop to the plot. Dumas thus had much more freedom to create the
imaginative plot and to develop the characters' role. Does this mean that
The Count of Monte Cristo is not didactic in nature? Most likely the novel was
created as a relief from the genre of the D'Artagnan romances; however, this
is not to say that one cannot find historical events within the novel. Historical
and social values are still contained within the work, though they are
reduced to the backdrop. The work covers the period of French History from
1814-1838.
Jose Rizal’s principles and with the main character of the Count of
Monte Cristo is somehow similar. They both stand for what they believe is
right. The one who wrote the novel wanted to teach the French people about
their historical heritage like what Rizal wants, he wanted the Filipinos to
know what is happening in our country in his times, and let people know
what actions to be done. Rizal and Dumas both wanted their fellow to be
aware of what is happening in their society.
IV. Analysis
Jose Rizal used the same theme of Monte Cristo in his second novel El
Filibusterismo. In the novel, Crisostomo Ibarra (the protagonist of Rizal's first
novel, Noli Me Tangere), returns as Simoun, a rich jeweller, to avenge the
betrayal he experienced and to recover his fiancee, Maria Clara. This novel, it
is rather the imagery of man acting as a force of divine justice that enthralls
the senses. The Count if Monte Cristo focuses on man-man hatred. This
hatred is far more powerful than the man-woman love contained within the
work. The psychological portrayal of vengeance is one that fascinates yet it
is a portrayal that also repels. Monte Cristo's character does not arouse
sympathy, yet somehow his actions are justified. He is almost a mythological
hero. A supernatural aura creates an adventure tale that is hard to resist.