Tomc group notes for hcl

Justice vs. Vengeance

With your partner, research the meaning of either the concept of justice or vengeance. The definition of the term is a starting point, but it is not sufficient answer.

Justice vs. Vengeance

With your partner, discuss the concept of justice and revenge. What is justice? What is vengeance? How are they similar and how are they different?

Justice Vengeance

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List three similarities of justice and vengeance.

List three differences.

Ticket Out the Door: The Count of Monte Cristo

With your small group, keeping in mind the class’ view on justice, review the Count Monte Cristo’s interaction with Maximilian Morrel, Fernand, Mercédès and Albert Mondego.

Character and Character Traits

Be prepared to share out your findings with the class.

Discuss: What is type of man is theCount of Monte Cristo? Is he anavenging angel or an angel of mercy?

Count of Monte Christo

[H]e felt he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance, and that he could no longer say, “’God is for and with me.”

With your partner, discuss the meaning of the statement : [H]e felt he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance, and that he could no longer say, “God is for and with me.”

“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.’”

“. . . 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.’”

With your partner, analyze the quote. What does this statement by the Count mean? How does acting as Providence effect the Count? What has he gained and what has he lost?

Be prepared to share your thinking with the class.

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A. Supporting Evidence

“Monsieur,” replied the count with a chilling air…to fall easily on a topic.

(Reference: p. 203)

B. Supporting Evidence

Villefort astonishment redoubled at this second thrust so forcibly made by his strange adversary [the count].

(Reference: pp 208)

C. Supporting Evidence

“Then,” said Villefort, more and more amazed, and really supposing he was talking to a madman or a mystic, “ you consider yourself one of those extraordinary beings whom you have mentioned?”

(Reference : page 205)

D. Supporting Evidence

“Yes, monsieur, I believe so…I shall have to do with the king’s attorney.”

(Reference: page 209 )

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In becoming Providence, the innocent that was Edmond Dantès is lost, but the Morrel family has an enormous influence on Monte Cristo’s ability to experience humane qualities.

Claim:

In becoming Providence, Dantès gave up his kindness, and other humane feelings.Point 1

The Morrel family has an enormous influence on humanizing Monte

Cristo.Point 2


“Five and twenty thousand francs is not a large sum ,” however replied Monte Cristo with a tone so sweet and gentle that it went to Maximilian’s heart like the voice of a father;

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Maximilian had scarcely finished his story , during which the count’s heart swelled within him…

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With your small group, discuss which characters are primarily motivated by money and which are motivated by other values.

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Be prepared to share your evidence and thinking with the class.

Gordon Gekko (Wall Street)

Mahatma Gandhi

Money

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Values

CHOICES AND CONTRASTS

In fiction, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.Foil (literature) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(literature)

Tomc group notes for hcl

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