Characteristics of a Characteristics of a

Romantic HeroRomantic Hero

The Count of Monte The Count of Monte CristoCristo

•RebelliousRebellious

•Innocent and naïveInnocent and naïve

•ReclusiveReclusive

•Self-involvedSelf-involved

•Has experienced Has experienced personal tragedypersonal tragedy

•Hypersensitive and Hypersensitive and emotionalemotional

•MoodyMoody

•Has a “dark side”Has a “dark side”

•Extremist with no limitations Extremist with no limitations on imaginations or feelingson imaginations or feelings

•Suffers from “ennui”-Suffers from “ennui”-disillusionment about lifedisillusionment about life

•Nihilistic --total and Nihilistic --total and absolute destructiveness, absolute destructiveness, esp. toward the world at esp. toward the world at large and including oneselflarge and including oneself

•Obsessive in love Obsessive in love relationshipsrelationships

•Longs for the seemingly Longs for the seemingly unattainableunattainable

•Exhibits suicidal tendenciesExhibits suicidal tendencies

•High intellectual capacityHigh intellectual capacity

•No interest in formal No interest in formal educationeducation

•Rejects the values and Rejects the values and morals of societymorals of society

•No desire for social No desire for social advancementadvancement

•ApoliticalApolitical

DiscussionDiscussion

•Be able to give specific Be able to give specific examples from the story examples from the story of how Edmond Dantes of how Edmond Dantes embodies the embodies the characteristics of a characteristics of a romantic hero.romantic hero.