All 9 Uses of
theme
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- These narratives were frequently the theme of conversation between Luigi and Teresa.†
Chpt 33-34
- All I can say is, if ever I should get such a chance, the living should be my theme.†
Chpt 33-34
- And you will probably find your theme ill-chosen.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- Thus the count was halfway turned towards his visitor, having his back towards the window, his elbow resting on the geographical chart which furnished the theme of conversation for the moment,—a conversation which assumed, as in the case of the interviews with Danglars and Morcerf, a turn analogous to the persons, if not to the situation.†
Chpt 47-48
- He was called count, he was said to possess 50,000 livres per annum; and his father's immense riches, buried in the quarries of Saravezza, were a constant theme.†
Chpt 75-76
- Do so then, for of all themes which you could choose that will be the most agreeable to her taste.†
Chpt 77-78
- He stated his scruples and the difficulties of the case; it was the honor of M. de Morcerf, and that of the whole House, he proposed to defend, by provoking a debate on personal questions, which are always such painful themes of discussion.†
Chpt 85-86
- "I quite understand why you ask, sir," said Eugenie, making a sign that her father might be seated, "and in fact your two questions suggest fully the theme of our conversation.†
Chpt 95-96
- The recent event formed the theme of conversation throughout all Paris.†
Chpt 111-112
Definition:
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(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work