All 4 Uses of
hypocrisy
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Morrel hesitated for a moment; he feared it would be hypocritical to accost in a friendly manner the man whom he was tacitly opposing, but his oath and the gravity of the circumstances recurred to his memory; he struggled to conceal his emotion and bowed to Franz.†
Chpt 73-74
- If she had committed two crimes, I would say, 'Here, M. de Villefort, is a poison that the prisoner is not acquainted with,—one that has no known antidote, quick as thought, rapid as lightning, mortal as the thunderbolt; give her that poison, recommending her soul to God, and save your honor and your life, for it is yours she aims at; and I can picture her approaching your pillow with her hypocritical smiles and her sweet exhortations.†
Chpt 79-80
- No; it is not you who have directly made this exposure and brought this sorrow on us, but you hypocritically provoked it.†
Chpt 87-88
- "We are not come here, sir, to exchange hypocritical expressions of politeness, or false professions of friendship," said Albert, "but to demand an explanation."†
Chpt 87-88 *
Definition:
pretending to have moral standards while not living up to them