Vengeance vs Innocence

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[...] The mother and wife of Fernand Mondego (who should have been the wife of the Count if he had not been imprisoned for a long time) tries to bring her back to reason not to commit the fatal act against her son, who is guilty of vindictive acts against the Count of Monte Cristo. As for the second excerpt, an opportunity to eliminate the bloodthirsty despot who reigns over Moscow in 1905 presents itself, but his elimination would cause the death of children near the target. The dilemma is as follows: satisfying his vengeance by destroying his enemy at the cost of sacrificing the innocence of childhood? Despite being driven by his vengeful spirit, the coldness and impassive side of the Count of Monte Cristo seems attractive to me. [...]

[...] Although these two excerpts seem so different in terms of history, plot, and form (novel and play), they share several convergent points on the surface, so that we can emerge a common problem: Should we consent to the providence and sanctity of childhood life at the expense of any other cause, however legitimate it may be? This problem perfectly summarizes the state of mind of these two excerpts because it constitutes the guiding axis and the soul of each of these excerpts. From the formulation of this problem emerges the formulation of the dilemma of the two excerpts of works. In each epilogue, we are in situations where one of the main characters is emotionally overwhelmed by a form of relative hatred and revenge against their respective enemies. [...]

[...] The Count of Monte Cristo, Excerpt - Alexandre Dumas (1889) ; The Just, Excerpt - Albert Camus (1949) - Should we consent to the providence and sanctity of childhood life at the expense of any other cause, however legitimate it may be? Guidelines From excerpts of The Just and The Count of Monte Cristo: - Find a common problem in these two texts - What is the dilemma of the characters? - Which character do you feel close to? Why? The two excerpts we are called upon to study are excerpts from historical fiction, that is to say, literary works combining elements of fiction with a historical context drawn from reality. [...]