Ah, the plot is ever thickening... da duh DAH! (Hear this as a sound effect.) First of all you have discovered now that Valentine doesn't want to marry Franz d'Epinay. We also see now that Nortier doesn't want this either and is changing his will because of it.
In addition you see Baron Danglars deceived about the Spanish bonds. In case this wasn't clear, let me explain. Lucien Debray (Madame Danglars' "boyfriend") has access to stock tips. He passes the information on to Madame Danglars who then passes the information on to Baron Danglars although she says things like "I had a dream about these bonds" or "I had a feeling we should..." or "I overheard at a party ..." She doesn't actually tell the Baron that Debray told her the information. Baron Danglars then follows the tip, makes money, and then he gives Madame Danglars one-quarter of his winnings which she keeps and uses for herself and Lucien Debray. He knows it's going on, but since it's to his advantage, he just goes along with it.
CMC (Count of Monte Cristo) just the day before went to see the telegraph system. On the following day, Lucien Debray gets the word that something political is going on in Spain and that it was good to get rid of Spanish bonds. He tells her, she tells her husband, and he sells all of his bonds before anyone else knows and saves himself money after the stock crashes. The next day the news comes out that this was false information and that the stocks had risen to twice their price. Unfortunately Baron Danglars lost one million francs. Hmmm...wonder who was behind that?!?!?!?
Now, I want you to discuss the following ideas. What did CMC accomplish through the dinner party at Autueil? (Don't stop at just one answer here.) What did the dinner party add to your characterization and understanding of the Count of Monte Cristo? Did it enhance what you already knew about him? Did you discover new things about the way he operated?
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During the dinner party, the Count accomplished several things. First, he had Bertuccio reveal who the "mystery woman" was. Second, he made Monseuir de Villefort and Madame Danglars in an awkward situation. He made them uncomfortable for what they had done and the crime they had committed in the house. He also reveals one reason why he hired the men to play father and son. The young man is Madame Danglars and Monseiur de Villefort's child, raised by Bertuccio as Benedetto. The dinner party helps further portray the Count and elaborate in his characterization. He is set on his revenge, and he also has a clever way of doing things that set off a chain reaction. This is a method that makes it easier for the Count. Instead of revenge for each character, he links people together so they turn on each other and play out the revenge for him.
ReplyDeleteKatelyn J.
The count accomplished a lot of things at the Autueil dinner party. First of all, he learned who the son was of Monseuir de Villefort and Madame Danglars: Benedetto. After he figured out who the son was, he made a point to go to a certain room where certain things happened between de Villefort and Madame Danglars... and, he made sure to bring up the iron box that they buried the live baby in. Last, but not least, it reveals one of the many reasons why he hired the certain man for father and son. The son is the real son of Villefort and Danglars. The dinner party also revealed many things about CMC. It really brought out his mean side when he was making Villefort and Madame Danglars feel uncomfortable and guilty. It also shows his role in life to get revenge. He is trying to get revenge by making them feel guilty about burying a live newborn. Also, it may be to get back at them for making Bertuccio raise this boy and putting him through trouble. It is really piling up the guilt on them. Also, being the mean person that he is, he keeps on saying "Oh, I heard that the punishment for this is decapitation" and such. He is trying to make them feel scared for their lives and he is getting revenge on them, since that is his role.
ReplyDeleteCourtney F.
Several significant events happened during the dinner party. First, Bertuccio was able to find out who the woman he had seen with De Villefort was, and Bertuccio also finds that De Villefort is not dead. Second, Monte Cristo was able to make Danglars and De Villefort reminisce of the terrible event that had happened in the house, which makes them both feel uncomfortable because slowly, their secret is being revealed. Lastly, the reader realizes why Monte Cristo hires the two men he did to play father and son, and this is a very crucial component to the story because Bendetto is the son of Danglars and De Villefort.
ReplyDeleteThis dinner party elaborates on Monte Cristo's characterization, which helps the reader to distinguish his personality and his manner more clearly. I can now see that Monte Cristo does have a purpose for all of the characters in this story, and he is also cleverly using each character against one another, so it doesn't seem as if he is taking revenge on them. It seems as if fate is finally catching up to them, and they have been either rewarded for their good deeds or punished for their wrongdoings.
- Roma P.
The party at Autueil reveals the relationships of some of the people at the party. I think the count already knew of these relationships but like any good revenge seeker decided to strike fear into his victims. He does this by hinting that he knows of the affair Madame Danglars and the Monsueir de Villefort were having.
ReplyDeleteThe way he presents himself in the book shows that the count knows what he is doing.When the count told Villefort to accompany Madame Danglars I think he was trying to establish an old relationship.He most likely did this because he knows he can use it to his advantage.The count is just setting up the dominoes so that when he places the final one down all he must do is simply tap one and they all fall down.Is anyone else as suprised as I am to see Caderousse?!?
I forgot my name
ReplyDelete-AJ L.
The dinner party for the count was a good thing because he accomplished a lot for his plan to get even. First he found out that Benedetto is the son of de Villefort and Madame Danglars. The count also accomplishes making de Villefort and Madame Danglars uneasy about the situation they are in. Before the dinner party, the count tells Villefort that if he doesn't come he will suspect there is a mysterious reason for him not attending. For this reason, de Villefort has to come. The count knew their little secret, but he wanted them to know that he knew. He reveals this by telling them his workers found the baby buried in the ground, but Villefort knows the baby couldn't have possibly been there. The dinner adds new characterizations to the count. It brings out his cleverness and his want for revenge. Up until know the book hasn't given many hints about the count wanting revenge. The count shows this by making other characters mad at eachother without making it seem like he is behind it all. It shows his manipulative side and how he changes things very carefully.
ReplyDelete-Anna Louise B.
At the dinner party in Autueil, the Count of Monte Cristo accomplished many things in order to get even. First, he discovered that Madame Danglars is the mystery woman that Bertuccio saw in the garden. Second, he found out that Benedetto is the son of Madame Danglars and Monsiuer to Villefort whom Bertuccio stole and raised. Benedetto is now Andrea, and the same Andrea who the Count hired to be the Italian prince. He also makes the situation very akward and uncomfortable for Madame Danglars and Villefort at the dinner party.
ReplyDeleteThe count is very sneaky in that he gets a lot accomplished, but he does it in a way that nobody suspects him of anything. The count is discreet, stealthy, and manipulative and that is how he gets his work done.
MCM
The Count of Monte Cristo uses his dinner party in Auteuil to help carry out his great plan. Many revelations are made concerning Madame Danglars and Benedetto (Andrea Cavalcanti). One of the biggest missions for the Count was probably to make Villefort and Madame Danglars feel very uncomfortable in the house in which they once had their affair. Another purpose of the dinner party was to introduce the Cavalcantis into the Parisian society for a reason known only to the Count. Looking at everything that happens in the dinner party as a whole, I believe that it is the precipitating event of the story because not only does it bring together many characters, but it also makes Villefort and Madame Danglars aware that their secret is known. Up until the dinner party, the story has been about the Count building his position to release his vengeance on his enemies, but now, he has started a conflict. When he says he found a skeleton of a baby in the backyard, I think he is just lying on purpose to begin the conflict which will end with him victorious. This comment succeeds in making Villefort suspicious. One last statement about the book is that the Count is very devious and manipulative. Also, nothing gets by the Count like when he sees Madame Danglars give a mysterious note to Debray on page 256.
ReplyDelete~Andrew C.
The COunt of Monte Cristo is very cunning. He accomplishes several things at his dinner party in Autueil. First, he gives Berticcio a chance to recognize Villefort and Madame Danglars. Also, he lets Berticcio recognize Benedetto, their son. Second, he shows everyone the bedroom that he feels is dramatic which puts de Villefort and Madame Danglars in a very akward place. Lastly, he mentions the baby that was supposedly hidden in the box. I learned that the Count is very sneaky and knows just about everything. Knowing that enhances his character because if you have someone who is giving out justice who is cunning and all knowing then you would not want to be on their bad side. Also, the Count operates in a discreet manner. He is always nonchalant whenever he is subtly accusing anyone of anything. Overall, the Count is someone who you definitly would not want to get on the bad side of.
ReplyDelete~Paige P.
I think the dinner party is a set up for the climax, the precipitating event if you please. The Count has been building up everyone's trust while maintaining a thick cloud of mystery around him. At the dinner party he reveals just how clever he is to Madame Danglars and de Villefort. All the while he brings back Benedetto and shows Bertuccio de Villefort remains alive in the cool, nonchalant manner that he has taken on. Now everything is set; I think the Count is about to finally get his vengeance, but based on what he has done so far, I have come to believe that it will all be anonymous; there will be nobody for anyone to point their finger at.
ReplyDeleteCaderouse scared me when he arrivedin the story once again. I should have realized that he is a main character, and the author is not yet done with him, but I didn't. I am curious to see what the Count will do about Fernand and Mercedes. Perhaps he is saving his greatest plan/task for last.
-Molly V.
During the dinner party, the Count accomplished many things toward his goal of getting even. Bertuccio revealed that Madame Danglars was the person who had the affair with Villefort. The Count also shows us that he is paying Benedetto, the son of Villefort and Madame Danglars, to pretend to be Andrea. One of the most important things the Count does is make Madame Danglars and Villefort feel uneasy by taking them to the bedroom and then telling them a story that is quite similar to what happened the night Bertuccio tried to kill Villefort.
ReplyDeleteThe Count is very sneaky in the way he gets things done. He is very mysterious and isn't afraid to use whatever methods he needs to get what he wants. He can be quite mean when he brings up events in the past that people try to keep a secret and when he turns people against each other.
Emily C.
The Count of Monte Cristo is one big chess game. From the pawns(small character's such as Louis Dantes), to the king (Edmond), the duplicity of it is mind-boggling. The thought and planning behind the count is like a series of well thought out chess manuevers, each one played with the long run in mind. The dinner in Autueil was just another move to set it all up. From the move to create the akward situation between Monsueir de Villefort and Madame Danglars in the room overlooking the site of the stababing to the whole scheme between Andrea, previously Benedetto, Bertuccio, and the actual parents(Madame Danglars and de Villefort), the count used the dinner as just another cunning move. To express the mental powers of the count, I will recall an answer from the quiz, only three things can stop him. Time, distance, and his mortality, that's it. Besides those things, his imagination has no bounds to reality.
ReplyDeleteCole J.
During his dinner party, the Count of Monte Cristo was able to dig up new and important information from different sources. From Bertuccio, he learned that Madame Danglars and Monsieur de Villefort are the parents of Benedetto, who is playing the role of Major Cavalcanti's son. We are able to see who the son is played by and how important he is by Bertuccio's observation. The Count also puts Madame Danglars and Monsieur de Villefort in an extremely uncomfortable and nerve-wracking situation. He knows their secret, and he will probably use it to blackmail or hurt them.
ReplyDeleteI realized a new thing about the Count: he uses all of the information and resources he has very well and wisely. He never takes anything for granted, and he plans everything step-by-step. Also, he knows exactly what is happening, and he is extremely observant to other things that happen. These skills are and will remain useful to him through all of his scheming that will occur.
Grace W.
Many things happened at the dinner party. First, Bertuccio notices that de Villefort was there. He told the count, who percieved that Bertuccio had stabbed him right above the heart in the rib. He also beleives that Madame Danglars was the woman he saw with de Villefort in the garden. To prove this the Count brings the entire party to the garden. As he takes them there, he sees that Danglars and de Villefort seem very nervous. He then tells them how his workers dug up a skeleton of a baby. They both freak out and Madame Danglars almost feints. Later, Madame Danglars and De Villefort meet. They realize that because of the plcement and how he buried it, the baby's skeleton couldn't have been dug up. This makes them suspicious on how the count knew that they buried their baby.
ReplyDeleteI was also intrigied by the chapter with Andrea Calvacanti. I was amazed when a beat up, ragged Caderousse showed up and asked him for a ride. They were old friends and Andrea agreed. I was amazed and extremely surprised when at the end Caderousse said, "Good bye, Bendetto." Bendetto was the son of Madame Danglars and de Villefort who was bad. It made me wonder how much the count knew about who he was when he paid him to act as Andrea.
Ryan S.
The Count of Monte Cristo accomplished many things during this dinner party he had. First of all, we know know who the mother of Villefort's "forbidden" baby, Madame Danglars. He also puts Madame Danglars and Villefort in a very awkward situation when they go upstairs to the room that has the garden in it. This is where the crime was committed and where their "forbidden" baby was supposedly buried.
ReplyDeleteI have also learned a lot about how the Count operates. He is a very patient man, and he waits and sets up everything very meticulously. He is also very resourceful. He uses every single ounce of information he has, and he entwines it together to come up with the most ingenious plan possible. I also learned that The Count of Monte Cristo knows absolutely everything about what the other characters are doing and feeling! I'm very excited to read more in the book because now I am beginning to see how everything is going to play together and how the Count is very patiently and very skillfully setting all the characters up for their doom.
McKinley W.
We know many things about the Count, and we learned a lot from the dinner party. Many things were accomplished there. All of the people from his past were all put together in one household with all of their intertwined relationships and secrets. He basically set up Madam Danglars and de Villeford so they would be together the entire night in the house where their secret affair went on. He also spoke of the box that he found in the garden. I do not believe that the Count would mess up so dangerously, so this was evidently part of his plot of vengeance. He also put Benedetto in a situation with his real parents. He is unaware of it because he was only just a baby when he saw them. The Count has an advantage over everyone else, and if he maintains his vantage point, he will get what he wants.
ReplyDelete~Madison C.
CMC set up the dinner party only to reawaken the memory of Villefort and Madame Danglars' time in the house at Auteuil. He also learns that Madame Danglars is the "mystery woman" that Bertuccio was talking about as a bonus. By reawakaning the memory it causes Villefort and Madame Danglars to have several problems. First, they realize they are at risk of being found out that they were having an affair, and cruelly killing off the child. Second, they now remember their affair and are once again in love with each other. Lastly, they feel guilty for everything that they did.
ReplyDeleteThis event and other events have definitely told me about how CMC operates. He is amazingly patient. He carefully sets everything up, building a net around his opponents without them having any clue about it. He takes everything he knows about his opponents to weave this net around them. When everything is right, he'll close the net and get his revenge. I already knew this about him, but this event has made me more strongly believe it to be true.
~Fred L.
The Count of Monte Cristo used his dinner party to help him wiht his plan to get revenge. During this party, Dantes accomplishes many things. First he discovers the the secret woman is Madame Danglars. He also discovers that Benedetto is the son of Madame Danglars and Monsieur de Villefort. The main thing he accomplished was putting Villefort and Madame Danglars in an extremley awkard and scared moment. He made Villefort and Madame Danglars aware that he knows their secret. Through this dinner party, I learned that Dantes is very wise and sneaky in how he uses his information. He knows how to get it and use it. Dantes is extremley intelligent. I new that Dantes was smart, but I didn't know he was this smart. I learned that in any circumstance he knows what to do, and how to get information. I learned that when he gets information, he first has to be friends with that person. I am excited to read more, and see what is going to happen next.
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ReplyDeleteClaire G.
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I'm so glad we're finally starting to get to the parts where count of monte cristo gets even. At the party he has a lot of fun putting de Villefort and Madame Danglars in awkward positions. Bertuccio recognized Madame Danglars as the lady in the garden and tells that to CMC. CMC tells the whole group that some work men found the skeleton of a baby buried in the garden. Upon hearing this, de Villefort and Madame Danglars really start to freak out. And later, de Villefort tells Madame Danglars that CMC in lying because he had looked many years ago and couldn't find the baby, which meant that CMC was onto them.
ReplyDeleteI am starting to see how the count works. He makes sure everything is perfect before he strikes. He is almost a perfectionist. I can't wait to get more into the book and see what his final move is. And being a girl...I want Valentine and Maximilian to work out!!!!
alina v
The Count of Monte Cristo has this dinner party for several reasons. He tells everyone that he is sure that a crime has happened in the house because he had found the coffin with the body of a baby inside. Villefort explains to Madame Danglars how what the Count says is untrue because when he had searched the garden he could not find the coffin. This causes both Villefort and Madame Danglars to realize that they had buried their baby alive. Also, the man that the Count of Monte Cristo hired to be Adrian Cavalcanti was Benedetto. When Bertuccio recognizes Benedetto the Count is able to get more information out of him.
ReplyDeleteWilliam U.
The Count of Monte Cristo accomplished several things through his dinner party. First off, he learned that the "mystery woman" Bertuccio spoke of in his story was Madame Danglars. He specifically brought her and de Villefort into their room and told everyone that he thought a crime had been commited their just to frighten them. He also said he found the skeleton of a baby in a box buried in the yard to let them know that someone knows what happened. At his dinner party, the Count also reveals the true identity of Andrea Cavalcanti(Bendetto). He uncovers lots of secrets of the past and brings them all back into the house from which they originated from.
ReplyDeleteThis dinner party made me realize how smart and cunning the Count really is(even though I already knew he was smart). He was able to gather so many incidences from the past and bring them all together once again. This dinner party also made me realize how much the Count loves to get under people's skin and scare them without remorse. He pushes and pushes de Villefort and Madame Danglars they can barely speak because they are so frightened.
-Katherine W.
After this scene in the garden, i admire the count even more. He might be cold and cruel sometimes, but now i he seems close to being a genius. The way he sets everyone up is perfect. He set de Villefort and Madame Danglars up in 'the' house, and slowly let it dawn on them that their secret wasnt safe. Even at first, being at 'the house' they were on the edge of their seats. But when CMC started to drop little hints and lead them slowly into the garden, he really rattled them. But if I were the CMC, I would actually be a little scared. When people know that other people have blackmail or information on them that could be their ruin, they become desperate. de Villefort and Madame Danglars feel cornered, and I wouldnt be surprised if one of them were to strike back.
ReplyDelete~ Lauren M.
The Count of Monte Cristo was able to accomplish several things by putting on the dinner party. First, he was able to find out who the woman was that de Villefort was having an affair with(Madame Danglars). He also was able to scare them to the point where they were about to faint. The Count did this by going to the bedroom in which they had been in and telling what he believed had happened which was actually true. Then, to top it all off, the Count brought in Benedetto, who is Madame Danglars and de Villeforte's son, by hiring him and another man to play the role of father and son.
ReplyDeleteThe dinner party helped me understand the Count a little better. He likes to mess with people. He was able to bring all these people together that had been connected in the past, whether they knew it or not. The Count sets a very elaborate trap and once everything is in place I believe he will spring it and get the vengeance he had been wanting for so long.
Peyton L.
This story is crazt! During the dinner party, the Count gets a lot of things done. He gets Bertuccio to reveal who the mystery woman is...Madame Danglars! She is not very faithful to her husband. She and Villefort have the baby, but he buries it. That baby turns out to be Benedetto who is going by Andrea. It's hard to imagine how devious the Count really is until you see him bring all of these people back into the plot. The Count makes Villefort and Madame Danglars feel very eneasy when he brings them into the mysterious bedroom that leads to the creepy garden. This part of story shows that the count loves to watch people squirm.
ReplyDelete-MAUREEN M.
The Count is weaving a big spider web to capture his enemies. And, at this dinner party, he is luring many of his enemies closer together and into the web. He introduces Major Cavalcanti and his son, Andrea, to his new "friends" in Paris. The Count starts planting the idea that Andrea would be a better husband than Albert Morcef for Mlle. Danglars. The CMC also hints to Villefort and Madame Danglars that he knows about their affair and baby. He also reveals a lot of his plan to Betruccio, his servant, who knows Villefort and Danglars' history, as well as Andrea's real identity as Bendetto, Villefort and Madame Danglars baby who they thought was dead. The Count learned great patience while he was in prison for all of those years. He has obviously used this patience to take the time to get very detailed information about each of his enemies and to formulate a complex plan to seek his revenge. The patience and great care he is taking to carry out this plan shows how determined he is, and the details of the plan show how very smart he is. We also see how devious he is since, for the first time, the CMC is starting to hint to his victims that he knows something secret about each of them. He messes with their minds when he does this without letting them know who he is or what he has planned for them.
ReplyDeleteMorgan P.
At the dinner party in Auteil, The Count succeeds his purpose for the start of his vengeance. He first brings in all his enemies to lure them into a trap. Then he makes Madame Danglars, the woman that Bertuccio recognizes, and Villefort to fell uncomfortable since he has just described the crime that occured. Andrea's real identity(Benedetto) is the son of this suspicious couple. Since the CMC has a plan he will probably use his knowledge and information of these families to blackmail them. The count is very observant. Nothing ever gets by him. He will use this to his advantage. He has many resources because of his different identities and he uses this to his advantage. He has a plan for vengeance, and he will get even no matter what.
ReplyDeleteJ.T.
The dinner party in Auteuil was just another one of the Count's steps to getting even with his old enemies. The first thing he did was invite all all of the important people he knew in Paris. His reason for inviting many people from Paris was to introduce them to the Cavalcantis. This gave him the opportunity to accomplish many things. The fist thing he discovered was that Madame Danglars was the woman who de Villefort was having an affair with. This allowed him to make them very uneasy by telling stories about how there was a murder in his house, and how he found the skeleton of an baby. At the dinner party we also find out that the Count is using Benedetto to play Andrea Cavalcanti.
ReplyDeleteThe dinner party added to what I already thought of the count, and it provided me with some knew thoughts on him. It showed me again that the count has a big plan that he is setting everything up for. It also showed me that he likes to use his knowledge to play with people and make them feel uncomfortable.
Michael P.
I'm smelling vengence in the book right now, and vengence smells good! The Count of Monte Cristo hosted a dinner party that can be discribed in one word: AKWARD! He had many accomplishments that are escential to his grand scheme. First of all, he found out that Benedetto is the son of Madame Danglars and de Villefort. CMC tells de Villefort before the party that he expects him to come, so now he had to come to the party. Now heres the akeard part. CMC is telling his guests that his work men were digging in the back yard and found a box with a skeleton of a dead baby in it. The baby CMC was refering to was Madame Danglars and de Villefort's baby. Madmae de Villefort felt very uneas for this reason and kept on looking guilily at each other. Now here the tricky part: de Villforte knew that the baby couldn't have been found in the yard because d Villefort himself serched for it which was a whole other story in itself. So, de Villefort concluded that CMC knew about the incodent with the baby, and he night have known where it was. But what de Villefort didn't know was the the CMC wanted him to know that, but de Villefort didn't know CMC wanted de Villefort to know that CMC knew that.... ok I'm a little lost but you get the point.
ReplyDeleteCMC is crazy like a fox. The way he designs his attacks are outragously creative and so manipulative. I think when he's not at parties or in public, he plans every second of every day and executes these plans perfectly. I think he "slipped up" that one time on purpose just to feel whats it's like! And being a boy... I want Valentine and Maximilian to work out too!!!
Cooper S.
The dinner party at Autiuel was a critical turning point where the count reveals his presonality as well as almost giving himself away to Monsieur De Villefort and Madame Danglars. The way he gets them to stay together and escourt each other through out the dinner was clever but discrete as to not arouse any suspicion lingering between the lovers. But, by clumping them together, he makes them nervous and anxious because when the count is announcing a crime that "might have been committed" this indirectly forces on stress, mysterious whispering and, in the case of Madame Danglars, fainting. By this he also accomplished another secrete meeting between these two.
ReplyDeleteIn the way of his personality he is still as sly a a fox and ready to pounce on any of his enimies fulfiling his vengence. But, now there is a new aspect to the way he now works in his anger and vengence. He has now going to what most parents now go to when their child is disobeying them, the notorious guilt factor. He has now gotten a way to gnaw at the sould of those who troubled him. From this I now know how he is getting revenge not only in the econimic sense, but also in the emotional sense. Things are really getting good!!!
-Nikhil B.
The dinner party is a small part of the book packed with a great sum of importance. First, off we find out who the mother of the forbidden baby. As it turns out it was Madame Danglars. The count also increases the tension at the dinner party for Madame Danglars and Villefort when he tells everyone of the baby coffin he has dug up. We also discover that the man that the Count hired to play the son of Cavalcanti is Benedetto. Things really start to get important after the dinner party. Villefort connects the dots and meets with Madame Danglars and tells her how their is no way the Count found the baby because whe Villefort went back to look where he barried it it wasn't their. The Count has truly taken the time to plan out his vengeance. He is creating a path that he is leading his betrayers down that will take them down in the end. I have really noticed how the count plans things so carefully. For instance he made Madame Danglars and de Villefort feel incredibly awkward at the dinner party knowing that they hadn't concealed the hidden past very well. The book is really beginning to heat up, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
ReplyDeleteTom P.
The Auteil dinner party was quite eventful. Firstly, Bertuccio gives away who that "mystery woman" was. This dinner party put Madame Danglars and Villefort in very, very akward placement. He knew they were the parents of Benedetto and he used this to his advantage. Another thing that happened is how the Count announced the finding of a dead baby, when Villefort himself searched in the garden and couldn't find it. The Count contradicted himself in this way. However, it's possible he couldn't have known this piece of information. I doubt that the Count would'nt have thought of this himself already though. Reading this past couple day has really enhanced more then informed me of how the Count really thinks. We know that with education such as he got in jail, he has very slim chances for slipping up in his own game board. Seeing all the things he's already managed, I wouldn't be surprised if he could fly. The Count is creepily good at planning things, setting them up, and watch them perfectly unfold just as his blue print had said it would
ReplyDeleteMegan H.
The Auteil dinner party is the first time most of the cmc's enemies are all gathered together. He uses this gathering for several reasons. First, he wants to introduce the Cavalcantis into Paris society, so cmc can use Villefort's bastard son, the person hired by cmc to play the son of Major Cavalcanti, against Villefort. The second reason is cmc wants to reveal to Villefort and Danglars's wife that he has discovered their secerate and to get them worried. After reaching page 310, I discovered more about the counts character. First off, he is very perfectionistic and everything goes according to plan. Second, he seems to me to become less and less human. I feel this way because the count seems to never show his feelings or take pleasure in everyday life. He has become like a robot whos only goal is to get even with his enemies. Teddy G.
ReplyDeleteTHE Count holds the Auteill dinner to gather his information and set himself up for revenge. First of all he reveals to Bertuccio that De Villefort did not die when he tried to kill him. He also discovers that Andrea is rreally Bennedetto who is De Villefort and Madame Danglars's son. De Villefort and Madame Danglars thought that he was dead but Bertuccio had saved him and raised him. THen he showws his cruel side by showing the room where De Villefort and Madame Danglars had affairs and talking about a baby being born here. He then takes them to the garden where Bertuccio had tryed to kill De Villefort. The Count lies to them by saying his workers found a box with a baby's skeleton in it. Madame Danglars is so frightened to the point where she faints. i can ffeel the ultimate revenge getting even closer now.
ReplyDeleteBrock D.
The dinner party is when the count gets most of the main characters together that haven't seen each other in a long time (Madame Danglars and Monsieur d' Villefort) and reveals several secrets that have been hidden by most of the characters. Before the dinner party the count has been relatively calm and nice to the other characters in the book, as far as they know, but in this scene the count is cruel and nasty.
ReplyDeleteBertuccio gives away who the "mystery woman" and the baby's father are. Thinking that their baby is dead the count realizes that this is a very soft spot for Madame Danglars and Monsieur d' Villefort, so he pushes them both to the limit until Madame d' Villefort can't take it any more and faints.
This scene also shows that Bennedetto is still alive and very well. Monsieur Villefort and Madame Danglars may not have recognized him, but Bertuccio did.
The count is starting to show the reader how clever he really is and how extremely difficult it would be to figure out it was him doing everything all along. It is hard to comprehend how he is going to keep up with all of the different things he is tellin different people. He is getting more and more inhumane by the day by torturing people while it seems unintentional and although some characters may not see this, the reader does. It is starting to get a little creepy how he knows everything and seems to enjoy watching people he hates suffer. I might have to stop reading this close to when I go to bed.
Kaitlin S.
The dinner the Count sets up is super important!!!! He learns so much that one can totally tell that he is about to get someone really badly. It was so crazy when he took de villefort and Madame Danglars through the house and said that he found a baby's skeleton in the garden. Madam Danglars almost haves a panic attack and freaks out. WOW she's crazy and so is de villefort. When I learned that andrea was really Bennedetto that was like WOA how di dhtat happen? Anyway one should be able to see that the count is really building up this time and he is about to make the ultimate revenge in these people.
ReplyDeleteGrace M.
The dinner party that Dantes sets up in Autueil reveals mysterys and causes friction between the characters, which is exactly according to plan. Firstly, the Count finds out who the "mystery" woman is because Bertuccio points her out in the crowd of people. After knowing this, the Count tours his guests around his new house. When he comes to the garden where Bertuccio had intended to kill De Villefort, he mentions how his workers found a dead baby in a tin box buried in his garden. This makes Madame Danglars and De Villefort very uneasy and causes Madame Danglars to feel nauseous. As you can see the Count is always one step ahead of the characters and the reader. He is very unpredictable and you can never tell what he is going to bring to the table.
ReplyDeleteJACK M.
I forgot to put a comma after, As you can see, the Count...etc.
ReplyDeleteJACK M.
The dinner party, I think, is mainly set up to mess with Villefort and Madame Danglars. He takes everyone to the staircase and pretty much explains their situation without using names. this causes Madame Danglars to almost faint, and Villeforthas to lean against the wall. It was also weired to see Caderousse, and it was seird that Andrea Cavalcanti was really Benedetto, who was really de Villefort and Madame Danglars' son.
ReplyDelete-Roman Sisto
The count found who the mystery woman was and put Villefort and Madame Danglars together during the party causing an aumonous and scary seen to them. Also the count will probably reveal why he has the major and son here to later reveal to Villefort. Also the count told the story aboutthe son.
ReplyDeleteKirkland B.