Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Over the years Penelope has gotten more and more cautious, similar to Odysseus. Because of this she is weary of Odysseus, not being totally certain if he is the real thing. SO, she tests him in a way that only the real Odysseus could answer correctly; she mentions that their bed was moved. Odysseus cries foul, knowing that, since he is the real Odysseus, the bed was made out of a thick tree that was coming out of the ground and therefore immovable. Yea the end!
Reflection: The End
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
May 18: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Bow in hand, he takes a shot, killing one of the suitors. Thinking it was an accident the men hesitate. Now Odysseus changes from the old man into his normal strong self and starts picking the men off while Telemachus goes to retrieve the other weapons to fight at close quarters. They fight until none remain. Now Odysseus goes to Penelope.
Reflection: Yeah!
Pages: ?
Summary: Bow in hand, he takes a shot, killing one of the suitors. Thinking it was an accident the men hesitate. Now Odysseus changes from the old man into his normal strong self and starts picking the men off while Telemachus goes to retrieve the other weapons to fight at close quarters. They fight until none remain. Now Odysseus goes to Penelope.
Reflection: Yeah!
May 14: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus is disguised as an old man and he infiltrates the courtyard posing as one who just wants some food . He gets noticed and challenged to a contest, the winner of which gets Penelope. The contest is too shoot an arrow through the handles of a number of axes, a seemingly impossible feat. The suitors use the bow that was Odysseus' to begin with and so when it comes his turn, he feels it out and gets comfortable as he would with his own bow. He takes the shot and, being aided by Athena, it carries through to the other side. Now they want to know who this old man is.
Reflection: Here it comes.
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus is disguised as an old man and he infiltrates the courtyard posing as one who just wants some food . He gets noticed and challenged to a contest, the winner of which gets Penelope. The contest is too shoot an arrow through the handles of a number of axes, a seemingly impossible feat. The suitors use the bow that was Odysseus' to begin with and so when it comes his turn, he feels it out and gets comfortable as he would with his own bow. He takes the shot and, being aided by Athena, it carries through to the other side. Now they want to know who this old man is.
Reflection: Here it comes.
May 12: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus details a plan that his son must carry out before he arrives. He tells him to remove all of the weapons from the armory and to hide a few so that they could find them and use them for themselves. He also instructs his son not to make a fuss is the suitors bother him when he is disguised as an old man. The Suitors are definitely going to bother him.
Reflection:Hopefully this doesn't get too graphic.
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus details a plan that his son must carry out before he arrives. He tells him to remove all of the weapons from the armory and to hide a few so that they could find them and use them for themselves. He also instructs his son not to make a fuss is the suitors bother him when he is disguised as an old man. The Suitors are definitely going to bother him.
Reflection:Hopefully this doesn't get too graphic.
May 10: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: The Phaecians are master boats-men and after hearing the story of Odysseus, they make arrangements to give him safe passage home. He lands at Ithaca and finds his old dog, who recognizes him even after 20 years. The dog then dies in peace. Athena disguised Odysseus so he wouldn't be recognized, but as Telemachus his son reaches him, he changes back. After he convinces his son he isn't an imposter, they have a tearful embrace after many years.
Reflection:Time to kill some suitors
Pages: ?
Summary: The Phaecians are master boats-men and after hearing the story of Odysseus, they make arrangements to give him safe passage home. He lands at Ithaca and finds his old dog, who recognizes him even after 20 years. The dog then dies in peace. Athena disguised Odysseus so he wouldn't be recognized, but as Telemachus his son reaches him, he changes back. After he convinces his son he isn't an imposter, they have a tearful embrace after many years.
Reflection:Time to kill some suitors
May 6: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Circe had warned them about the Island of the Sun God, Helios. On the island, Helios had cows that he held sacred. "Anyone who ate of them", Circe had said, "would have to face the wrath of Helios." This command seemed easy enough to follow... until sometime had passed and they hadn't eaten. One of the crew members convinced the rest of the crew to eat a cow while Odysseus slept. When Odysseus found out, he was furious. Helios got Zeus to attack the ships with lightning bolts. All the men died one way or another, accept Odysseus who drifted to Calypso's Island where he stayed for some time. After that he got to Phaecia where the story ends.
Reflection: When it is summed up so succinctly, it is kinda boring.
Pages: ?
Summary: Circe had warned them about the Island of the Sun God, Helios. On the island, Helios had cows that he held sacred. "Anyone who ate of them", Circe had said, "would have to face the wrath of Helios." This command seemed easy enough to follow... until sometime had passed and they hadn't eaten. One of the crew members convinced the rest of the crew to eat a cow while Odysseus slept. When Odysseus found out, he was furious. Helios got Zeus to attack the ships with lightning bolts. All the men died one way or another, accept Odysseus who drifted to Calypso's Island where he stayed for some time. After that he got to Phaecia where the story ends.
Reflection: When it is summed up so succinctly, it is kinda boring.
May 4: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: The 2 choices were 1) Scylla the sea monster or 2) the Whirlpool Charybdis. They choose Scylla becuse at least you can maybe win. They do but then they have to deal with the Sirens. Odysseus pours wax into his crew's ears and has them tie him up as they navigate to yet another challenge.
Reflection: Why didn't he just plug his ears too?
Pages: ?
Summary: The 2 choices were 1) Scylla the sea monster or 2) the Whirlpool Charybdis. They choose Scylla becuse at least you can maybe win. They do but then they have to deal with the Sirens. Odysseus pours wax into his crew's ears and has them tie him up as they navigate to yet another challenge.
Reflection: Why didn't he just plug his ears too?
Apr. 29: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: From the narrow escape at the Cyclopes's Island, Odysseus and his men stop off at an island to get water. Odysseus, ion his search, finds the wind god and he gets a bag of winds that will aid him in his travels home. With Ithaca in sight, they are nearly home, however a stupid crew mate lets the winds free and they end up at Circe's Island. They stay here with the beautiful goddess for a year (nice priorities Odysseus). From Circe's Island he only has 2 choices, both of which are difficult.
Reflection:I'm not sure why Athena likes Odysseus so much. He is kinda a tool.
Pages: ?
Summary: From the narrow escape at the Cyclopes's Island, Odysseus and his men stop off at an island to get water. Odysseus, ion his search, finds the wind god and he gets a bag of winds that will aid him in his travels home. With Ithaca in sight, they are nearly home, however a stupid crew mate lets the winds free and they end up at Circe's Island. They stay here with the beautiful goddess for a year (nice priorities Odysseus). From Circe's Island he only has 2 choices, both of which are difficult.
Reflection:I'm not sure why Athena likes Odysseus so much. He is kinda a tool.
Apr. 27: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: The island in question was occupied by, as it turns out, a Cyclops. Before they found this out, him and his men decided to eat of the foodstuffs in the cave. When the monster returns he eats a number of his men. He tells about how he blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus and disguised himself and his men under the skins of the sheep in order to escape the island.
Reflection: This is how the book should've started. I can't imagine telling this story without it written down. the order of events and the details that pertain to every aspect of the story are mind-boggling.
Pages: ?
Summary: The island in question was occupied by, as it turns out, a Cyclops. Before they found this out, him and his men decided to eat of the foodstuffs in the cave. When the monster returns he eats a number of his men. He tells about how he blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus and disguised himself and his men under the skins of the sheep in order to escape the island.
Reflection: This is how the book should've started. I can't imagine telling this story without it written down. the order of events and the details that pertain to every aspect of the story are mind-boggling.
Apr. 23: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus begins by recounting the battle at Troy. Achilles was, "hamstrung" and he elaborates about the Trojan Horse and it's genius. He then continues on to their encounter with the lotus eaters and their spell which he and his men nearly fell under with no chance of escape. He explains to them how he got the strength to leave. After they board the ships again, he tells about the a certain island.
Reflection: This is an odd way to organize a story.
Pages: ?
Summary: Odysseus begins by recounting the battle at Troy. Achilles was, "hamstrung" and he elaborates about the Trojan Horse and it's genius. He then continues on to their encounter with the lotus eaters and their spell which he and his men nearly fell under with no chance of escape. He explains to them how he got the strength to leave. After they board the ships again, he tells about the a certain island.
Reflection: This is an odd way to organize a story.
Apr. 21: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Athena asks Zeus to tell Hermes to get Calypso to let Odysseus go. Odysseus is left to his own to drift on the sea for 20 days, 2 of which he spends with no boat. He makes it to Phaecia and is met by the princess. He goes to the king and is fed a tremendous meal. He is asked to recount his adventures.
Reflection:Finally.
Pages: ?
Summary: Athena asks Zeus to tell Hermes to get Calypso to let Odysseus go. Odysseus is left to his own to drift on the sea for 20 days, 2 of which he spends with no boat. He makes it to Phaecia and is met by the princess. He goes to the king and is fed a tremendous meal. He is asked to recount his adventures.
Reflection:Finally.
Apr. 16: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Telemachus and Mentor (Athena in disguise) arrive in Pylos to talk to Nestor about Odysseus' location. He doesn't know much but advises them to go to the king of Sparta, Menelaus, and he should know more. They arrive and Menelaus and Helen (his wife) both recount their respective stories involving Odysseus. The suitors leave Ithaca to find Telemachus and kill him.
Reflection:I hope it starts talking about Odysseus soon.
Pages: ?
Summary: Telemachus and Mentor (Athena in disguise) arrive in Pylos to talk to Nestor about Odysseus' location. He doesn't know much but advises them to go to the king of Sparta, Menelaus, and he should know more. They arrive and Menelaus and Helen (his wife) both recount their respective stories involving Odysseus. The suitors leave Ithaca to find Telemachus and kill him.
Reflection:I hope it starts talking about Odysseus soon.
Apr. 14: The Odyssey
Minutes: 45
Pages: ?
Summary: Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, is in the courtyard of his house. His father has been gone for nearly 20 years. Suitors are at his house oping to marry Penelope (Odysseus' Wife) once she decides that Odysseus is dead. Athena disguised as a sailor comes to him and tells him that Odysseus is alive and that he should go find him. He calls the assembly the next day to announce his leaving and to beg the suitors to stop using up the family's resources. He gets a boat and leaves.
Reflection:Telemachus has the makings of greatness in him.
Pages: ?
Summary: Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, is in the courtyard of his house. His father has been gone for nearly 20 years. Suitors are at his house oping to marry Penelope (Odysseus' Wife) once she decides that Odysseus is dead. Athena disguised as a sailor comes to him and tells him that Odysseus is alive and that he should go find him. He calls the assembly the next day to announce his leaving and to beg the suitors to stop using up the family's resources. He gets a boat and leaves.
Reflection:Telemachus has the makings of greatness in him.
Apr. 12: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: The mutinous group lures Crozier out along with Dr. Goodsir and seeming kill Crozier while kidnapping Goodsir to cut up the men for food. Crozier however doesn't die; he is rescued by Lady Silence. She nurses him back to health and tends to the wounds from his encounter with the mutinous group. He is healing for a while, yada yada yada, and then they live happily ever after.
Reflection:It was actually a pretty clever ending. I learned what the monster was, who Lady Silence was and that Crozier is still human enough to love :)
Pages: 70
Summary: The mutinous group lures Crozier out along with Dr. Goodsir and seeming kill Crozier while kidnapping Goodsir to cut up the men for food. Crozier however doesn't die; he is rescued by Lady Silence. She nurses him back to health and tends to the wounds from his encounter with the mutinous group. He is healing for a while, yada yada yada, and then they live happily ever after.
Reflection:It was actually a pretty clever ending. I learned what the monster was, who Lady Silence was and that Crozier is still human enough to love :)
Apr. 8: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: They find water, so they send a small group to scout its possibilities. The monster attacks. When the men dont return in a timely fashion, the captain and a few of the crew go looking for them and find their maimed corpses. Terror once again grips them. They hope that the monster will be satiated, but food has never been the monster's purpose. As they continue, a small mutinous group decides to head back to the ship on its own, led by the Captain of the Foc's'le. He is probably going to eat some of the dead bodies they find on their way back.
Reflection:I refuse to believe that the mutinous group wont somehow attack Crozier's group.
Pages: 70
Summary: They find water, so they send a small group to scout its possibilities. The monster attacks. When the men dont return in a timely fashion, the captain and a few of the crew go looking for them and find their maimed corpses. Terror once again grips them. They hope that the monster will be satiated, but food has never been the monster's purpose. As they continue, a small mutinous group decides to head back to the ship on its own, led by the Captain of the Foc's'le. He is probably going to eat some of the dead bodies they find on their way back.
Reflection:I refuse to believe that the mutinous group wont somehow attack Crozier's group.
Apr. 6: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Erebus Sunk. It was a long time coming but it finally happened. Crozier decides that it is time to abandon their ships and search out another passage home by way of some other route, perhaps through King William's Island. Most of the me are feeling the effects of scurvy and need some fresh food quickly otherwise they will die, as has been demonstrated a number of times up to this point. Without the assurance of fresh food and the immense struggle simply traveling is, many are beginning to lose hope. Lady Silence has been missing for sometime and internal struggles within the group are threatening to disband the crew.
Reflection:There hasn't been much sign of the monster for a while, but many claim to have seen it stocking them on their travels. I have a feeling it will strike soon.
Pages: 70
Summary: Erebus Sunk. It was a long time coming but it finally happened. Crozier decides that it is time to abandon their ships and search out another passage home by way of some other route, perhaps through King William's Island. Most of the me are feeling the effects of scurvy and need some fresh food quickly otherwise they will die, as has been demonstrated a number of times up to this point. Without the assurance of fresh food and the immense struggle simply traveling is, many are beginning to lose hope. Lady Silence has been missing for sometime and internal struggles within the group are threatening to disband the crew.
Reflection:There hasn't been much sign of the monster for a while, but many claim to have seen it stocking them on their travels. I have a feeling it will strike soon.
Mar. 24: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Lady Silence is an odd character. Crozier set her up in the lower decks with blankets and the like however, she is rarely seen. Because of this Crozier assigns a shipmate to tail her and see what she is up to. He follows her as she continues deeper and deeper into the ships hull until she is at the bottom. He follows her outside through a hole and sees and very strange sight; the monster is blowing through her mouth and making her vocal chords resonate through her body. The sound is the most chilling thing he had ever heard.
Reflection:So Lady Silence and the beast are somehow connected. How their relationship came to be and why it is the way that it is is beyond me. Maybe she controls it, but the fact that it didn't rip her to shreds when it was playing her throat flute is pretty telling.
Pages: 70
Summary: Lady Silence is an odd character. Crozier set her up in the lower decks with blankets and the like however, she is rarely seen. Because of this Crozier assigns a shipmate to tail her and see what she is up to. He follows her as she continues deeper and deeper into the ships hull until she is at the bottom. He follows her outside through a hole and sees and very strange sight; the monster is blowing through her mouth and making her vocal chords resonate through her body. The sound is the most chilling thing he had ever heard.
Reflection:So Lady Silence and the beast are somehow connected. How their relationship came to be and why it is the way that it is is beyond me. Maybe she controls it, but the fact that it didn't rip her to shreds when it was playing her throat flute is pretty telling.
Mar. 22: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain John Franklin died. Not in a heroic fashion, but as i predicted, helplessly. The monster made quick work of the captain, throwing him into a hole in the ice and (from what i could tell seeing as it was written from Franklin's perspective) ripped his head off. Pretty Gruesome.
Reflection: This monster seems somewhat intelligent beyond an instinctual hunting knowledge. It attacked the captain and some crew but he killed only the captain while only maiming the others. he was "cutting the head off the snake" as it were. I cant help but think that because of this Crozier will be next, though my intuition suggests otherwise.
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain John Franklin died. Not in a heroic fashion, but as i predicted, helplessly. The monster made quick work of the captain, throwing him into a hole in the ice and (from what i could tell seeing as it was written from Franklin's perspective) ripped his head off. Pretty Gruesome.
Reflection: This monster seems somewhat intelligent beyond an instinctual hunting knowledge. It attacked the captain and some crew but he killed only the captain while only maiming the others. he was "cutting the head off the snake" as it were. I cant help but think that because of this Crozier will be next, though my intuition suggests otherwise.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Mar. 8: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Goodsir volunteered to go on an expedition to cache food supplies too 1) prove that he is a man 2) study the wildlife and see if they can supplement their fresh meat supplies. He finds out that he isn't half of the man that the other men on the trip are... and that there are seemingly no living creatures other than the white bear in the Arctic Circle. On the trip home, after Goodsir is thoroughly ravaged, the leader of the Expedition, De Vouex, is attacked by a massive wall of white and mauled to a point where he is barely recognizable. When Franklin sees them return in in the distance, he goes out to meet them hoping for good news. Unfortunately he is met with the information about the creature; he then sets up a reward for the man that kills it, and is sure that the monster will be gone soon. The bury De Vouex.
Reflection: I know that Franklin is going to die, however, if he is going to be killed by the creature, shot by a panicked crewman, or of some illness, i am not sure. Hopefully he will die a heroic death but somehow i don't think so. The author has cast a sort of pompous personality and a inexplicable quality that makes him unlikable. I believe that this is how the author is foreshadowing the death of the captain.
Define:
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Pages: 70
Summary: Goodsir volunteered to go on an expedition to cache food supplies too 1) prove that he is a man 2) study the wildlife and see if they can supplement their fresh meat supplies. He finds out that he isn't half of the man that the other men on the trip are... and that there are seemingly no living creatures other than the white bear in the Arctic Circle. On the trip home, after Goodsir is thoroughly ravaged, the leader of the Expedition, De Vouex, is attacked by a massive wall of white and mauled to a point where he is barely recognizable. When Franklin sees them return in in the distance, he goes out to meet them hoping for good news. Unfortunately he is met with the information about the creature; he then sets up a reward for the man that kills it, and is sure that the monster will be gone soon. The bury De Vouex.
Reflection: I know that Franklin is going to die, however, if he is going to be killed by the creature, shot by a panicked crewman, or of some illness, i am not sure. Hopefully he will die a heroic death but somehow i don't think so. The author has cast a sort of pompous personality and a inexplicable quality that makes him unlikable. I believe that this is how the author is foreshadowing the death of the captain.
Define:
Sorry, i can't come up with anything for this.... i know all of the words i have read.
Mar. 5: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Dr. Goodsir of the HM Ship Erebus seems to be a little bit wimpy. His specialty is that of surgery, unlike the other doctors on the voyage who's specialty are medicines. His Journal, the way in which you learn about him, is written in a very astute and insightful manner. His respect for his captain, John Franklin, is almost odd; he idolizes the man. Mostly it is because Franklin exudes a confidence that draws the man too him and boost morale, whereas Goodsir himself is very odd to be around. Franklin made a quip about him that there was some undefinable feminine quality to the man and that it makes you feel uncomfortable.
Reflection: It seems that the reason the author is making Goodsir one of the main characters is because soon he will witness something that is very important to the story or he will have to do surgery on one of the captains. Hopefully his character gets more involved because it is very nice to read his thoughts on the situation.
Pages: 70
Summary: Dr. Goodsir of the HM Ship Erebus seems to be a little bit wimpy. His specialty is that of surgery, unlike the other doctors on the voyage who's specialty are medicines. His Journal, the way in which you learn about him, is written in a very astute and insightful manner. His respect for his captain, John Franklin, is almost odd; he idolizes the man. Mostly it is because Franklin exudes a confidence that draws the man too him and boost morale, whereas Goodsir himself is very odd to be around. Franklin made a quip about him that there was some undefinable feminine quality to the man and that it makes you feel uncomfortable.
Reflection: It seems that the reason the author is making Goodsir one of the main characters is because soon he will witness something that is very important to the story or he will have to do surgery on one of the captains. Hopefully his character gets more involved because it is very nice to read his thoughts on the situation.
Mar. 3: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: There seems to be a crazy monster hunting the men on the ice. I'm not sure of the exact timeline (the book is written chapter by chapter from different people's perspectives that are existing in different periods of time in the timeline) but at some point in the past of Crozier's story and in the future of Captain John Franklin(the captain of the ship Erebus, the lead ship of the expedition) there was an attack by a creature on the ships. In the time period that Crozier is relating, John Franklin is already dead. This makes reading his story very ominous.
Reflection: I think that among the horrors that may be presented by the creature on the ice, so far the most terrifying thing about being frozen in the Arctic Circle is the things that the cold can do to you. A man accidentally let metal touch his bare flesh and it ripped off the skin from his elbow down to his palm. The sheer discomfort all the time would soon become unbearable for me.
Pages: 70
Summary: There seems to be a crazy monster hunting the men on the ice. I'm not sure of the exact timeline (the book is written chapter by chapter from different people's perspectives that are existing in different periods of time in the timeline) but at some point in the past of Crozier's story and in the future of Captain John Franklin(the captain of the ship Erebus, the lead ship of the expedition) there was an attack by a creature on the ships. In the time period that Crozier is relating, John Franklin is already dead. This makes reading his story very ominous.
Reflection: I think that among the horrors that may be presented by the creature on the ice, so far the most terrifying thing about being frozen in the Arctic Circle is the things that the cold can do to you. A man accidentally let metal touch his bare flesh and it ripped off the skin from his elbow down to his palm. The sheer discomfort all the time would soon become unbearable for me.
Mar. 1: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain Crozier of the HMS Ship Terror is standing on the highest deck of his ship looking out at the white that surrounds him. His ship, and it's sister ship on the expedition called HMS Erebus, are frozen into the ice above a landmass known as King William's Land en route to the West coast of the US through the fabled Northwest Passage. It is 1844 and the expedition that departed from the shores of London's Thames river have been caught up for some 2 and a Half years. They are hopeful for a summer thaw, however the last 2 summers haven't been too promising.
Reflection: They seem to be in a hopeless situation. If they give up hope they surely will die, but so far, they seem to have a positive outlook. Crozier is going about business as usual as captain; he is having the crew continue to accomplish their duties despite their frozen state, a decision that is preserving morale and keeping a sense of purpose on the ship. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart.
Define:
Fo'c'sle - Captain of the Foretop, the man responsible for the living quarters of the crew and captain.
HMS - Her Majesty's Ship, a ship of the Queen's Royal Navy
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain Crozier of the HMS Ship Terror is standing on the highest deck of his ship looking out at the white that surrounds him. His ship, and it's sister ship on the expedition called HMS Erebus, are frozen into the ice above a landmass known as King William's Land en route to the West coast of the US through the fabled Northwest Passage. It is 1844 and the expedition that departed from the shores of London's Thames river have been caught up for some 2 and a Half years. They are hopeful for a summer thaw, however the last 2 summers haven't been too promising.
Reflection: They seem to be in a hopeless situation. If they give up hope they surely will die, but so far, they seem to have a positive outlook. Crozier is going about business as usual as captain; he is having the crew continue to accomplish their duties despite their frozen state, a decision that is preserving morale and keeping a sense of purpose on the ship. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart.
Define:
Fo'c'sle - Captain of the Foretop, the man responsible for the living quarters of the crew and captain.
HMS - Her Majesty's Ship, a ship of the Queen's Royal Navy
Friday, January 15, 2010
Dec. 18: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: The following day Danglars visits Monte Cristo and presses for more information about Andrea Cavalcanti. He admits that he would very much like his daughter to marry this young man, who is far richer than Albert de Morcerf. Danglars confides in Monte Cristo that the Count de Morcerf was not originally a nobleman but used to be a poor fisherman named Fernand Mondego, who suddenly gained considerable wealth under mysterious circumstances. Monte Cristo pretends to recall that he has once heard of a Fernand Mondego in connection with the Ali Pacha, (his Greek servants betrayed father) affair in Greece. Danglars admits that he too has heard vague stirrings about this connection. And, in what will no doubt lead to some form of revenge, he directs Danglers to the site of the incident.
Reflection: Like i said this is probably some kind of revenge
Pages: 70
Summary: The following day Danglars visits Monte Cristo and presses for more information about Andrea Cavalcanti. He admits that he would very much like his daughter to marry this young man, who is far richer than Albert de Morcerf. Danglars confides in Monte Cristo that the Count de Morcerf was not originally a nobleman but used to be a poor fisherman named Fernand Mondego, who suddenly gained considerable wealth under mysterious circumstances. Monte Cristo pretends to recall that he has once heard of a Fernand Mondego in connection with the Ali Pacha, (his Greek servants betrayed father) affair in Greece. Danglars admits that he too has heard vague stirrings about this connection. And, in what will no doubt lead to some form of revenge, he directs Danglers to the site of the incident.
Reflection: Like i said this is probably some kind of revenge
Dec. 16: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: At the party and after dinner, Monte Cristo leads the party to the one bedroom he has left unchanged. He announces to his guests that he has felt, from the first moment he stepped inside, that some horrible crime was committed in this room. He begins to describe the scene he imagines took place here, which is, of course, the scene he knows actually did take place here. He imagines that a mother (Madame Danglars), who has just given birth, and a father (Villefort) take a child down the staircase. Monte Cristo then takes his guests, who include both Villefort and Madame Danglars, down into the garden and shows them the spot where, he claims, while working on his trees, he dug up the skeleton of a newborn baby. Deciding that he has pushed the murderous couple as far as he wants, Monte Cristo redirects the party back to the lawn for coffee. Villefort whispers to Madame Danglars that he must see her the next day in his office.
Reflection: How did he know that?
Pages: 70
Summary: At the party and after dinner, Monte Cristo leads the party to the one bedroom he has left unchanged. He announces to his guests that he has felt, from the first moment he stepped inside, that some horrible crime was committed in this room. He begins to describe the scene he imagines took place here, which is, of course, the scene he knows actually did take place here. He imagines that a mother (Madame Danglars), who has just given birth, and a father (Villefort) take a child down the staircase. Monte Cristo then takes his guests, who include both Villefort and Madame Danglars, down into the garden and shows them the spot where, he claims, while working on his trees, he dug up the skeleton of a newborn baby. Deciding that he has pushed the murderous couple as far as he wants, Monte Cristo redirects the party back to the lawn for coffee. Villefort whispers to Madame Danglars that he must see her the next day in his office.
Reflection: How did he know that?
Dec. 14: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Back at the party, Bertuccio, peeking out at the scene through a partly open door, is shocked when he sees Madame Danglars among the guests. He tells Monte Cristo that she is the widowed baroness who used to meet Villefort in this very house. Bertuccio is even more surprised to see Villefort himself, whom he thought he had killed years before. Monte Cristo explains that Villefort was only injured, not killed, when Bertuccio stabbed him. Bertuccio’s greatest surprise, though, comes when he lays eyes on the man pretending to be Andrea Cavalcanti, as this man is actually his wayward son, Benedetto.
Reflection: The Count's plans are so deep sometimes im not even sure that he means to do everything he does.
Pages: 70
Summary: Back at the party, Bertuccio, peeking out at the scene through a partly open door, is shocked when he sees Madame Danglars among the guests. He tells Monte Cristo that she is the widowed baroness who used to meet Villefort in this very house. Bertuccio is even more surprised to see Villefort himself, whom he thought he had killed years before. Monte Cristo explains that Villefort was only injured, not killed, when Bertuccio stabbed him. Bertuccio’s greatest surprise, though, comes when he lays eyes on the man pretending to be Andrea Cavalcanti, as this man is actually his wayward son, Benedetto.
Reflection: The Count's plans are so deep sometimes im not even sure that he means to do everything he does.
Dec. 11: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary:
Reflection: It is funny how it is very evident who are the Count's enemies and who he hopes to benefit by his scheme's.
Pages: 70
Summary:
Villefort and his wife visit the room in their house in which Noirtier, whose stroke has left him with only the powers of sight and hearing, so he is unable to communicate with anyone but Villefort, Barrois, and Valentine, lives with his devoted servant, Barrois. Valentine is Noirtier’s sole happiness in life; because of her love and devotion, she is able to read all of her grandfather’s thoughts and desires in his eyes. Villefort and his wife break the news of Valentine’s engagement, and Noirtier is silently enraged, since Franz’s father was his greatest political enemy. Valentine is sent to comfort her grandfather, and she confides in him that she does not want to marry Franz and Noirtier vows that he will help Valentine escape her unwanted engagement, so Noirtier summons a notary and rewrites his will. He provides that if Valentine marries Franz, all of his inheritance will go to the poor rather than to Valentine. Villefort however, is unmoved by his father’s threat and refuses to call off Valentine’s engagement.
Dec. 9: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Maximilian and Valentine meet again in the garden of the Villefort home. Maximilian reveals that Franz is returning to Paris soon, and Valentine swears that she is unable to oppose her father’s will that she marry Franz. Valentine mentions that her stepmother wants her to remain unmarried and join a convent so that all of her inheritance will go to Edward, who will otherwise receive almost no inheritance at all. In the course of the conversation, it becomes clear that Eugénie is just as reluctant to marry Albert de Morcerf as he is to marry her. Eugénie has confided in Valentine that she never wants to marry.
Reflection: These chapters discussing motives and such are always the kind that start to allow me to piece together what the Count is planning.
Pages: 70
Summary: Maximilian and Valentine meet again in the garden of the Villefort home. Maximilian reveals that Franz is returning to Paris soon, and Valentine swears that she is unable to oppose her father’s will that she marry Franz. Valentine mentions that her stepmother wants her to remain unmarried and join a convent so that all of her inheritance will go to Edward, who will otherwise receive almost no inheritance at all. In the course of the conversation, it becomes clear that Eugénie is just as reluctant to marry Albert de Morcerf as he is to marry her. Eugénie has confided in Valentine that she never wants to marry.
Reflection: These chapters discussing motives and such are always the kind that start to allow me to piece together what the Count is planning.
Dec. 7: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Monte Cristo proceeds his plan by insisting that the younger man must play the part of Bartolomeo Cavalcanti’s son, Andrea Cavalcanti, reunited with his father by Monte Cristo. After giving the two men false identity documents, new wardrobes, and other necessities for their disguise, Monte Cristo invites them to a dinner party he is throwing the following Saturday.At a party held at his the Count's home, Monte Cristo introduces the two impostors as Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti and his son, Andrea. Much as Monte Cristo predicts, the fabulously wealthy Italian prince and his son pique Danglars’s curiosity, especially when Monte Cristo casually mentions to Danglars that Andrea is determined to find a wife in Paris.
Reflection: I am starting to perceive his intentions
Pages: 70
Summary: Monte Cristo proceeds his plan by insisting that the younger man must play the part of Bartolomeo Cavalcanti’s son, Andrea Cavalcanti, reunited with his father by Monte Cristo. After giving the two men false identity documents, new wardrobes, and other necessities for their disguise, Monte Cristo invites them to a dinner party he is throwing the following Saturday.At a party held at his the Count's home, Monte Cristo introduces the two impostors as Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti and his son, Andrea. Much as Monte Cristo predicts, the fabulously wealthy Italian prince and his son pique Danglars’s curiosity, especially when Monte Cristo casually mentions to Danglars that Andrea is determined to find a wife in Paris.
Reflection: I am starting to perceive his intentions
Dec. 4: The Count of Monte Cristo
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: When at the Theater, the girl Haydee (Monte Cristo's Greek Servant) nearly faints at the sight of Morcef Senior, who she says betrayed her father and sold her into slavery. Later, Monte Cristo plans to meet with two men and instructs them to play the roles he has outlined for them in return for a lot of money. The older man must pretend to be Marquis Cavalcanti, a retired Italian major and nobleman who has been searching in vain for his kidnapped son for fifteen years.
Reflection: I'm at a loss as to what he could be planning.
Pages: 70
Summary: When at the Theater, the girl Haydee (Monte Cristo's Greek Servant) nearly faints at the sight of Morcef Senior, who she says betrayed her father and sold her into slavery. Later, Monte Cristo plans to meet with two men and instructs them to play the roles he has outlined for them in return for a lot of money. The older man must pretend to be Marquis Cavalcanti, a retired Italian major and nobleman who has been searching in vain for his kidnapped son for fifteen years.
Reflection: I'm at a loss as to what he could be planning.
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