Both Uses of
tyranny
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Because in 1807 I dreamed of the very plan Napoleon tried to realize in 1811; because, like Machiavelli, I desired to alter the political face of Italy, and instead of allowing it to be split up into a quantity of petty principalities, each held by some weak or tyrannical ruler, I sought to form one large, compact, and powerful empire; and, lastly, because I fancied I had found my Caesar Borgia in a crowned simpleton, who feigned to enter into my views only to betray me.†
Chpt 15-16
- And who are you, then, that arrogate to yourself this tyrannical right over free and rational beings?†
Chpt 105-106 *
Definition:
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(tyranny) harsh and unjust rule