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Here's your blog to respond to in connection with the story "The Count Of Monte Cristo"...in case this is the book you are currently reading. Another challenging one...
EUPHEMISM - the use of an indirect, mild, delicate, inoffensive, or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, sordid, or otherwise unpleasant, offensive, or blunt. The word is from the Greek euphemismos derived from euphemizein, meaning “to speak words of good omen.”
Common examples of euphemisms are “passed away” for died, “little girl/boy’s room” for bathroom, and “terminal illness” for deadly illness.
"Focusing on any scene from this story, what good and clear example of a EUPHEMISM can you give based on the given definition on top? Within the entire story, there are a lot of good examples to support this concept of euphemism, which is why this posting is going to be another "first-come, first serve basis only" posting---this means that once an example has already been given, it cannot be used by anyone else. Please make sure to read the postings first before you put your own blog so that you will not end up wasting your time...?!"
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-- Anna 9c --
In Chapter XLVIII 'Ideology'--- Monte Cristo had a conversation about "beliefs, god, justice" with M. de Villefort, this was a hint (giving clues) for M. de Villefort about what he believe and what he'll do (tell him in another way).
This is a event of euphemism. When Monte Cristo talk to Madame Danglers about poison, Madame Danglers wanted to asks informations about the poison but she pulls lots of excuses for information. As for Monte Cristo, he take this chance and give clues to Madame Danglers and gave her the prescription.
Pat 9B
In the most beginning of the story "Marseilles- the Arrival", Dantes had a conversation with M. Morrel. M. Morrel asked why is Dantes' face so sad and Dantes answered back by using the phrase 'a great misfortune'. As the conversations goes on the misfortune that Dantes had used to tell M. Morrel turns out to be the death of the ship Captain Leclere.
(for Steven 9B)
Grade 9B
Steven
This story is about the M.Morrel ask the dantes and he tell M. Morrel turn out to be the darth of the ship captain leclere.
Yao-Yao 9B
At the chapter 'Consolation', Monte Cristo found Maximilian in a room with two weapons. Monte Cristo ask Morrel what is he thinking, and Morrel told him "I am going on a journey." This is euphemism, because the journey Morrel said means death , which means he will be committing suicide.
Pat 9B
In the chapter 'the breakfast' p.321 where Albert was reciting the story of how the count of Monte Cristo had saved him to his guests that morning. In the dialogue Albert refers to the event of him having chance in getting killed by the bandits if Franz wont come to him with the money on time as "- I wrote then to Franz that if he did not come with the 4,000 crowns before six, at ten minute past I should have gone to join the blessed saints and glorious martyrs in whose company I had the honour of being -" This part is just a beautiful saying of 'If Franz don't come in time I'll be dead', which is an euphemism. He described the word dead as going to join saints in the heavens.
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