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Without hope, The Count of Monte Cristo would fall apart and become a tragic novel of only vengeance, rather than a work of art that inspires readers to stay firm in their convictions and realize their dreams are attainable. References

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Bloom Harold, ed. Eugene O'Neill. Modern Critical Views. New York: Chelsea House

Publishers, 1987.

Coward, D. & Dumas, A. (1998). Twenty years after. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Dumas, A. (1928). The Count of Monte Cristo. Rahway, NJ: Mershon.
Goldstein, Yael. SparkNote on The Count of Monte Cristo. 2 Nov. 2005 http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/montecristo/.
Litrix Reading Room. (2001). "The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas." Littrix, 1, Nov. 2005: http://www.litrix.com/cristo/crist001.htm
http://www.literature.org/authors/dumas-alexandre/the-count-of-monte-cristo/
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