The influence of Shakespeare on Alexandre DumasDid Dumas rationally rewrite some of the ideas of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Or was it just a coincidence because they looked so much alike? Some of the similarities included poisoning people, seemingly dead, and taking revenge on others; they both used elements of allusions, figurative language, point of view and tone to convey the theme of revenge in their writings which have proven to be some of the best of their time and also of today 'today. However, Dumas may have been inspired by Shakespeare's plays and wanted to make his own version of them. The Count of Monte Cristo is the happy version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where the lovers live happily ever after after experiencing tragedies, revenge, Dante has a near death experience, having a loved one taken from him; nevertheless, when they see each other again, they realize that they are now two completely different people from what they were before; and now they had gone and found someone ...