Over the week-end you will cover quite a lot of pages. I want to mention a couple of things.
First of all, it was honorable to kill yourself if you did something wrong or if you ruined things for your family. It took away the dishonor and saved your family from embarrassment. It was, back then, the "noble" thing to do. (Remember, this is a very romantic/dramatic novel. Everything seems bigger than life in them.)
We finally meet Edmond as The Count of Monte Cristo. During the Roman carnival, the author gives us characterization on Edmond. Remember to underline passages that deal with revenge. You will see his philosophy on revenge in the pages you are about to read.
You are also about to meet Albert. He is a major character throughout the rest of the book. When you meet the rest of the family, you will know why.
For this post I would like you to tell me who Sinbad the Sailor is and what role he plays in the novel.
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I believe that Sinbad the Sailor is Edmund. I think that his role was to help Morrel in his time of desperate need and to save his honor by giving him the money he owed, and by making a replica of the Pharaon, so that his business could continue to prosper. I believe that he did this to reward him for caring for his father when he was sick.
ReplyDelete- Suriya S.
I think Sinbad the Sailor is the pseudonym Dantes is using in order to help those who did good things (Morrel cared for his father and payed for the services after his death). By using this pseudonym, Dantes cannot be traced if anyone ever tries to find him. I have heard the use of Sinbad the Sailor multiple times. With this he can be anonymous and repay favors done by Morrel.
ReplyDelete-Molly V.
I believe that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. Using this name, he was able to provide money and another ship to Morrel. Dantes has a very large heart, and before he avenges his enemies, he has rewarded his true friends. For example, Morrel cared for his father and payed for his services after his death. Dantes was able to use Sinbad the Sailor as a cover so that his true identity would not be revealed.
ReplyDelete- Roma P.
Sinbad the Sailor is an alias which Dantes uses. In the actual story of "Sinbad the Sailor," Sinbad is a young man who turns toward the sea to find treasures and amass wealth. This character resembles Dantes, who found Count Spada's treasure and became rich. Using this alias, Dantes is able to anonymously help Monsieur Morrel, his one friend who remained true to him. Dantes sends a letter to Julie Morrel which is signed "Sinbad the Sailor," and in the letter, he includes instructions for her. These directions eventually save Monsieur Morrel's life by giving him money.
ReplyDelete-Andrew C.
I believe that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. When the Morrel family was struggling, an Englishman (who I believe to be Dantes) from the firm Thomson and French came to visit them. He offered Morrel an extension on his payments, and, before he left, he told Morrel's daughter that she would be receiving a letter signed Sinbad the Sailor. He told her to do whatever the letter said, no matter how crazy or unbelievable it could be. When she got the letter, it told her to go to an old apartment (which I believe to be Louis Dantes' apartment) and retrieve a red silk purse (which I believe to be the purse filled with money that Morrel gave to Louis Dantes while he was ill). When the purse was opened, Morrel saw a paid bill and a diamond the size of a walnut. The Morrel family was saved! This is why I think that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. He helped the Morrel family during their time of need, so I believe that he was repaying them for their loyalty and kindness.
ReplyDeleteGrace W.
Sinbad the sailor is most likely Dantes. He uses this cover so that he cane help Monsieur Morrel get out of his debt. He does this because Morrel is the one person who has remained true to him, and he wishes to thank him. Dantes does this by giving Monsieur Morrel the purse that he gave Dantes' father.
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ReplyDelete-AJ L.
Sinbad the Sailor is just another one of Dantes disguises. Throughout all the horrible things that happened to Dantes, Monsieur Morrel stuck with him, but then he ends up getting in a huge debt. Dantes wants to repay Morrel for his services and help get him out of debt, but he isn't ready yet to reveal his true identity. Dantes sends a letter to Julie Morrel instructing her on how to retrieve the money which would save her father, but he signs it Sinbad the Sailor. This way he can help Morrel out while remaining anonymous.
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I think that Sinbad the Sailor is a name that Dantes decides to go by to help the Morrels. Dantes is not willing to reaveal himself because everyone in his past believes that he is either in jail or dead, so he doesn't want to freak out Monseiur Morrel or be recaptured by the police. As Sinbad, Dantes repays Morrel for his allegiance to Dantes throughout the arrest. Morrel had nothing to do with the arrest, so Dantes wants to help him now that he is in debt. "Sinbad" sends Julie to his father's old apartment to retrieve money to save the Morrels from major debts.
ReplyDeleteKatelyn J.
Sinbad the Sailor is Edmond Dantes. He takes the name "Sinbad" so that he can reward Morrel for taking care of his father without revealing his true identity. He tells Julie to go and retrive a purse from a hotel room that was filled with a diamond for Julie's dowry and a copy of the bill marked paid. Also, he makes a replica of the Pharaon and sails it into port. In doing this, he saves Morrel's life, who was prepared to kill himself.
ReplyDelete~Paige P.
I think Sinbad the Sailor is another one of Dantes' disguises. Since Morrel helped Dantes by making him captain of the Pharaon, trying to get him out of prison, and caring for his father, Dantes is returning the favor and helping Morrel in his times of need. The letter signed by Sinbad the Sailor tells Morrel's daughter, Julie, to go to 15 Allees de Meilhan, and in the beginning of the book, Dantes goes to visit his father in a small house on the left side of the Allees de Meilhan. This leads me to believe that Sinbad the Sailor sent Julie to the house of Dantes' father to get the purse. Sinbad the Sailor must have known where Dantes' father lived, exactly how much money Morrel needed, and enough money to cover Morrel's debts. There are four people who could have been Sinbad the Sailor because they know where Dantes' father lived. They are Edmond, Caderousse, Morrel, and Mercedes. It is obviously not Morrel becaues he doesn't have enough money. It isn't Caderousse either because the diamond is only worth fifty thousand francs, and the purse contained almost three hundred thousand francs. Mercedes is very far away from Marseille, and it would be hard for her to know about Morrel's situation. This leaves Edmond Dantes who has the money and knows how much Morrel needs because he was the Englishman from the firm of Thomson and French. Edmond fits perfectly, and since he has already disguised himself twice to hide his identity, it is no surprise that he is using yet another disguise to hide who he really is.
ReplyDeleteEmily C.
Sinbad the Sailor is the Englishman who is Dantes. As Dantes is leaving Morrel's house, he tells Morrel's daughter to expect a letter from Sinbad the Sailor and to do whatever it says to do. Dantes wants to help Morrel because he helped Dantes' father when he was sick. The theme of the book is revenge which can also mean repaying those who were good to you. This is an example of that. When Morrel's daughter, Julie, gets the letter, it tell her to go to an apartment and get a silk purse. In the purse was a huge diamond and a large sum of money. This saves the Morrel family.
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I think that Sinbad the Sailor is yet another disguise taken on by Edmund Dantes. I think that Sinbad wanted to repay Morrel for taking care of his father, making him captain of the Pharaon, and coming to prison frequently trying to get him out. Sinbad the Sailor has the role of saving not only Morrel's business but also his life. If his business would have gone into bankruptcy then Morrel would have killed himself. Sinbad (Dantes) set up this plan so Morrel could get the money he needed with out Edmund blowing his identity. Edmund also makes a replica of the Pharaon so Morrel could continue his business after he had repayed all of his debts.
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I believe that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. Dantes can't go by the name of Edmund Dantes because then he will be caught, so he is using the pseudonym Sinbad the Sailor. I think Dantes is using this disguise to return the favors that Morrel did for him. Morrel made Dantes captain of the Pharaon, took care of his father while he was suffering of termendous grief, and tryed to get him out of prison. Dantes already extended the due date of Morrel's payments, but noticing that Morrel could not pay them, he performed an amazing act. Dantes tells Julie, Morrel's daughter, that she will recieve a letter from Sinbad the Sailor. The letter tells Julie to go to 15 Allees de Meihlan, and go to the room on the sixth floor. There she will find a red silk purse on the mantelpiece, and to bring the purse to her father before 11 o'clock. The purse contains Morrel's bill for two hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred francs, marked paid. Also, the purse contained a diamond with a note attached that said, "Julie's dowry." All of Morrel's expenses were paid for, and he and his family were saved. Morrel is Dantes' very good friend, and Morrel did many things for Dantes. Dantes, in return, saved him and his family.
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I think that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. I think this because he promised Morrel's daughter that he would send her a letter that she had to follow the dirrections to no matter what. He gave "Julie's dowry" to the daughter and made a ship that looked just like the Pharaon. Dantes saved Morrel's family by basically paying off all of the debt and giving them a brand mew boat. I think that Dantes wanted to repay Morrel for everything he did for his father while he was in prison.
ReplyDeleteKaitlin S.
Sinbad the Sailor is a character that Dantes creates to communicate with Julie, Morrel's daughter, to save him from bankruptcy. Morrel had proven himself a good friend to Dantes by repeatedly trying to get him out of prison. Many of his ships have sunk and he cannot pay his debts and Dantes wants to secretly help him. Sinbad instructs Julie to go to a certain location where she will find a red silk purse on the mantle piece. She takes that purse to her father and in it is a bill marked "paid." There is also a walnut sized diamond that is supposed to be Julie's dowry so she can marry Emmanuel.
ReplyDeleteMorgan P.
I think that Sinbad the Sailor is Edmond. Morrel is one of the few people that has stayed true to him and done him favors, so he would like to repay him anonymously. To help him, he sends him the amount of money needed for the bills so that he can at least get that off of his shoulders. Also, Dantes doesn't want Morrel to kill himself, since he knows that that is what he is likely to do for noble reasons. As I said earlier, Edmond wants to pay Morrel a favor, so how he does it is he keeps Morrel from killing himself.
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Edmond Dantes has many names that he uses as disguises, including the priest, the English man, and Sinbad the Sailor. Dantes was a sailor before he was put in jail, so he is still using characters from the past. All of Dantes characters are sort of like guardians that help others out when they need it most. Sinbad the Sailor is Morrel's helper. He was greatly in debt, so "Sinbad" helped him out by paying off his debt as well as paying for Julie's dowry. He also had a replica of the Pharaon made. Dantes is out to help those who helped him, and to seek revenge for those who did him wrong.
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In the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes has posed as many different people, including an Englishman a priest, a clerk and Sinbad the Sailor. He is using these names in order to help those who were reallly his friends and get revenge with his enemies, without revealing that he is really Edmond yet. He tells Morrel's daughter, Julie, to wait for a letter from Sinbad the Sailor and do exactly what it says. Later, when she recieves the letter and obeys "Sinbad's" directions, her father is saved, as well as his company and family. Dantes did this for Morrel in return for all of the things Morrel did for him. He almost made him captain of the Pharaon, begged de Villefort for his freedom, and tried to help his father as he was dying.
ReplyDeleteFor his loyalty, Edmond wanted to anonymously reimburse him.
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Sinbad the Sailor is an alias used by Dantes. He uses this alias to help Monsieur Morrel escape bankruptcy. He helps Morrel escape backruptcy by telling Julie Morrel that she will receive a letter from Sinbad, and she must do what it says. She reveives the letter on the day her father's payments were due, and she quickly does what it says. The letter called for her to go and get a red silk purse and give it to her father. Fortunatly she was able to get it before her father commited suicide, and before he had to make his payments. Sinbad(Dantes) also created a ship that was an exact replica of the Pharaon so Morrel would have a ship to rebuild his company with.
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Sinbad the sailor is one of many names Dantes is using to disguise himself as. In The Counte of Monte Cristo, Dantes is not only getting revenge on people, but he is also helping those who tried to help him. Morrel played a prominent roll in trying to save Dantes from being sent to jail, and Dantes wanted to repay the favor. In doing so, Dantes created many disguises for himself; one of those being Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad's job was to tell Morell's daughter about the red purse he left for Dante's father. Morell was going through a financial situation and needed help. Dantes a.k.a Sinbad the sailor sent a letter addressed to Julia telling her to get the red purse which had lots of money in it. This saved Morell's family.
ReplyDelete- Anna Louise B.
Sinbad the Sailor is a name used by Dantes to cover up his identity. Morrel is the owner of the Pharaon. In the beginning of the story it tell us how he is going to upgrade Dantes to captain of the Pharaon. As it says in the book Dantes will make those who made him suffer pay, but he will repay the people who aided him before his terrible arrest. Sinbad the Sailor was telling Morrel's daughter of the red purse he left Dantes father. In this part of the story Morrel is struggling to repay the debts he owes from the sinking of the Pharaon. Because Morrel could not pay off the debts, he was going to kill himself as was honorable a long time ago. When Morrel's daughter receives the letter sent from Sinbad the Sailor she finds the red purse that was supossedly left for Dantes father that witholds a grand sum of money and a diamond. This money is more than enough to pay off the debt that Morrel owes. Another thing that Dantes does to aid morrel is he buys him an exact replica of the Pharaon to make it look as though it had never crashed. The only reason Dantes uses the name Sinbad the Sailor is because it is still not the time to reveal his true identity.
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ReplyDeleteSinbad the sailor was a name thought of by Dantes without exposing his true identity. Although it may not be apparent, "Sinbad" actually plays a short lived but critical role in the story. Not only does "he" disguise Dantes, but "he" is also manipulated by Dantes to get what Dantes wants. During the time that Dantes used that name, he managed to save monsieur Morrel's life by having his daughter run at the last minute (literally) to fetch a red silk purse from the sixth floor at the 15 Allees de Meilhan building. THis shows that he is being good and giving fortune to those who supported him, but possibly foreshadowing the vengance he might later thrust upon those who led to his many miserable jail years.
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Sinbad the Sailor is totally Edmond in yet another disguise! He instructed Julie, Morrel's daughter, to retrieve a purse with the paid bill and a huge diamond in it. Only Dantes would have access to a diamond that size. He is also thanking Morrel for being such an honorable man and attempting to save Dantes' father's life. Dantes knows that Monsieur Morrel did everything in his power to help the old man. The reader knows that Sinbad and the clerk are Dantes because how else would the clerk know to instruct Julie to get the purse in order to save her father's life? Dantes didn't want Morrel to die in order to uphold his and his family's honor. Dantes also paid to have an exact duplicate of the Pharaon constructed so that Morrel would have a ship. I suspect that that count's friend, Signor Bertuccio is Dantes' friend Jacopo. Albert is also Fernand and Mercedes' son. I think Mercedes, also known as Countess de Morcerf, knows that the Count of Monte Cristo is her former lover, Edmond Dantes. She might have recognized his voice or something. She questioned Albert after the count left about him. Fernand, also known as Count de Morcerf, probably wouldn;t have noticed whatever hint Mercedes understood. He was too busy enjoying the compliments from the Count of Monte Cristo.
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ReplyDelete-MAUREEN M.
I think Sinbad the Sailer is Dantes. When the man saying Morrel owed money was talking with Morrel's daughter, he told her to follow the instructions on the letter she receives. The letter she receives is signed by Sinbad the Sailor. This instructions were what saved Morrel. By using Sinbad as a disguise, Dantes payed Morrel for what he did. Morrel payed for Dantes' father's death and Dantes wanted to do something in return for that act of kindness. He followed his wants for doing something in return by saving Morrel from having to kill himself. He was Sinbad the Sailor.
ReplyDeleteMegan H.
I think that Sinbad the sailor is Dantes. Dantes was the one who came to the Morrels in there time of need and knew about their debts. Because of Morrel's kindness to Dantes friends and family, Dantes decided that the Morrels should be rewarded. He came disguised as a man from Thomson and French and told Morrel's daughter to go to a house and get a red purse. When the daughter got this purse, she showed it to her father and inside was enough money to pay off their debts and pay for the daughter's dowry. If the money had been received any later, Morrel would have killed himself so as not to dishonor his family.
ReplyDeletePeyton L.
Sinbad the Sailor has to be Dantes. Dantes gained ealth just as Sinbad the Sailor had. He could be the only one to help Morrel his only trustworthy friend, who was in debt. Dantes wanted to help his friend using a pseudonym, so he would not be discovered. He sent instructions to Jlie to retrieve the purse with the diamond and the bill. It was just a kind offering to a friend. Dantes was smart and used his brains to help Morrel. Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes.
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Edmond Dantes portrays as "Sinbad the Sailor" to anonymously save Morrel's company from bbankruptcy. Not only did he save the company, he saved the life of Morrel, one of Dantes only true friends. Morrel was just moments away from killing himself as to not dishonor his family.
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Sinbad the Saidlor is Dantes. I know this because he is a master of disguises and a sailor disguise would be quite easy for him, as he was once a sailor. He used this deguise to get even with Morrel, however this time in a good way. He payed Morrel a large sum of money which he probably would have lost from the ship. He helped Morrel not only have money again, but saved his life because Morrel was about to kill himself. It was a good way for Dantes to repay Morrel for promoting him to captain and just being nice to him. Morrel also helped Dantes father so that was just one more thing.
ReplyDeleteRyan S.
In my humble opinion, I think that Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes. The ironic part about it was that he was once a poor sailor in need. Now, he is the one helping a poor sailor in need. The red purse he gives Morrel was a token of gratitude that he gave to relieve the family of financial issues, just as it had aided Louise Dantes.(Edmond's Father)Also, the money delayed the death of Morrel, who was contemplating suicide. The theme of getting even is displayed positively with vivid clarity here. Cole J.
ReplyDeleteSinbad the Sailor is used by Dantes as a signature for his anonomys gift to Morrel. Sinbad is also the persona Dantes adopts during his time in Italy.
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Sinbad the Sailor, I beleive, is Edmund Dantes. Edmund uses this ailias as a way to save Morrel's bussiness and life without revealing his true identity. As Sinbad, Edmund gives Morrel a red purse, which contains the money needed to save Morrel's business, because he remained loyal to Edmund, while others turned against him. Teddy G.
ReplyDeleteSinbad the Sailor is Edmund Dantes. Dantes uses this name to disguise himself from Morrel so that Dantes can help him. Morrel took good care of Dantes' father because Morrel was a good friend of Dantes. Dantes returned the favor buy bailing him out of his debt by giving him the money to pay the debt in the same red purse Morrel gave to Dantes' dad for food money. Dantes also helped Morrel out by remaking the Pharaon and giving it to him.
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ReplyDeleteSinbad the Sailor is yet another clever disguise that Dantes comes up with to anonymously get even with his friends and enemies. Prior to writing his letter, Dantes acts as a priest and manages to find out what has happened since he had left for prison. He finds out that Morrel had tried many times to help out Louise Dantes, Dantes' father, but he would always decline Morrel's generous offers and he eventually died out of depression and starvation. Dantes is heartbroken, but at the same time, he wants to reward Morrel. He surmises a scheme to anonymously pay back what he owes to Morrel and more. Dantes disguises himself as Sinbad the Sailor and writes a letter to Morrel's daughter telling her to get the purse and bring it to her father as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Morrel is about to commit suicide, because he wants to keep his family name one of which that keeps its word. Luckily, his daughter comes in at the last second as he is about to shoot himself and arrives with the purse filled with francs. Dantes(Sinbad the Sailor) also buys another ship identical to the Pharaon and gets the ship members to board it along with it's expected items that they had traded for prior to the shipwreck. As you can see, Sinbad the Sailor played an important role in this story.
ReplyDeleteJack M.
Sinbad the Sailor is Dantes, just in another disguise. He makes up this one so that Morrel can get the money he needs, so that he doesn't kill himself, and so that he can be happy. Dantes as this character buys a ship with all the old crew from the Pharaon and sends it to Morrel.
ReplyDeleteAddie E.
I think that as a side characterization of Dantes, (if indeed, and come on, we all know these people are Dantes) the author shows how much Edmond has grown from an innocent unsuspecting young man to a wise and vengeance filled vigilante. Not only is Dantes researching the past, rewarding the good, and beginning to take vengeance on people for what they've done, he has very much become a master of disguises. He uses his anonymous identities to manipulate people and act as an outside force who vicariously watches events unfold, and only intervenes when he makes the judgement that someone deserves reward or punishment. It is not apparent to me whether he really cares to satisfy his own old worldly desires, or just to play himself as a godly figure.
ReplyDeleteSinbad the Sailor is Edmond Dantes in yet another disguise, this time to aid a goodhearted, honorable man who has had a good run of bad luck. The man in question being Monsieur Morrel, who was given the new Pharaon and the coin purse to support his failing business and in the process actually saves both his honor and his LIFE.
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ReplyDeleteHolden B.
Sinbad is one of Edmond's personas. Sinbad is the person who left the money and diamond on the red purse, which paid for Julie's dowry and saved the Morrel's from bankrupcy along with Monsuier Morrel from killing himself. Sinbad also gives the Phareaon back to Morrel with all the products in it, which allows Morrel to pay of his debts.
ReplyDeleteKirkland B.
Sinbad the Sailor is Just another one of Edmund's disguises he uses. He loves Monsieur Morrel(like a father)and would do anything to help him.While he was in prison Monsieur Morrel was pleading earnestly to get Dantes out of jail, and helps Dantes' father in his time of need by leaving him the purse full of money. Dantes tells Julie,(Monsieur Morrel's daughter),to go to a certain location on a letter she will recieve signed "Sinbad the Sailor", abd retrieve a small red purse that contains the answer to their needs. She goes and retrieves the purse and everything is okay.
ReplyDelete- Roman S.
"Sinbad the Sailor" is the name Dantes is using to cover up that he is the benefactor of Morrel's family. "Sinbad the Sailor," or Dantes, provides for Morrel's family by buying Morrel (secretly) another Pharaeon, which brings back the cargo that would save Morrel and his family from debt. Also, because of this, he saves Morrel's life. He also allows Morrel's daughter to find the red purse, which contains money for their debt, as well as for Julie's marriage.
ReplyDelete-Fred L.
"Sinbad the Sailor" is another disguise of Edmond Dantes. He uses this disguise to reward Morrel for remaning faithful to him throughout the events leading up to Edmond's arrest. Morrel had been losing many ships to bad weather and the Pharaon was his last hope to save him from ruin. When news came that the Pharaon had sunk Morrel knew he could not pay his debts and that the only honorable thing left for him to do was to take his own life. "Sinbad the Sailor" provides him with the money to pay his debts. He also purchases a second Pharaon filled with replaced cargo.
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