READING: This week's focus will be on the Five Faces of Dantes. You will need to read up through page 165 for this week's quiz on Thursday. Discussion questions will follow below. Remember you should be taking notes daily to be able to participate in class discussions and to use for open note quizzes and writing assignments. Additionally you'll get the send list of vocab this week.
Count of Monte Cristo Discussion Questions:
Did you notice the symbolism in the escape scene? Think rebirth, baptism. Here Dantes gets the first of his five new faces.
Reread page 85. Has he changed more physically more mentally/emotionally?
Page 93-94 Dantes seems to be at once excited and to also regard his treasure as worthless. Can you find the quote that supports this? What is he thinking?
Do you think Caderousse would have given the priest as much information if he had not thought he would get the diamond all to himself?
What does the term ‘family honor’ mean to you? Do you think it is still important?
Things are really bad for the shipping company of Morrel and Son. The family decides to send for Maximilien Morrel, M. Morrel’s son, who’s away in the military. A note arrives for Julie from Sinbad the Sailor. In the note it mentions a red silk. Where have we seen this before?
A man who has been unnoticed calls out to Jacopo and says now that I have rewarded the good, it’s time to punish the wicked. Who is he? How did he accomplish the reward?
Monte Cristo. He makes them his guests at an execution. Do you think it is unusual to include something like an execution at a time of celebration? p. 137. Why is the Count of Monte Cristo s fascinated with it? Why does he seem anxious for Franz and Albert to watch with him?
More questions to come tomorrow....
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