![]() When they leave him, he was so distraught that he committed suicide. Then Monte Cristo destroyed Morcef’s relationship with his family, whom he adored. Monte Cristo’s first act of revenge was to release information to the press that proved that Morcef is a traitor, and Morcef is ruined socially. Ferdinand had married Mercedes and was now the Count de Morcef. This allows him to slowly plot the ruin of the four men who had caused him to be sent to the Chateau D’If. But, Monte Cristo, in contrariety, recognized all of his enemies, who now are all powerful and influential men. He returned as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo and dazzled all of Paris with his extreme wealth and social graces and also he ingeniously managed to be introduced to the cream of French society, among whom he goes unrecognized. After paying homage for the noble act, Dantes recovered the buried treasure and became extremely wealthy. He is rescued by a passing ship which gives him a position on the boat. Jailers threw the sack into the sea which allowed Dantes to escape. Edmond seized the opportunity of escaping and replaced Faria’s corpse with himself. When Faria finally did die, his body was placed in a burial sac. The wise elder told Edmond where to find a massive buried fortune. In Edmond’s fourteenth year, Faria became mortally ill. The old man taught Edmond history, mathematics, and languages. The two meet daily and an incredible relationship flourished. During this exercise, he met an elderly inmate named Abbe Faria whose attempt to dig his way to his salvation had led him only to Edmond’s cell. While in prison, he was determined to escape and began digging a tunnel in hopes that it would lead to freedom. Dantes suffered for fourteen grueling years. There Dantes’ incarceration was secured by the plotting of his enemies outside the prison, particularly towards Villefort, who wished to cover up his own father’s connections with the Bonapartists. On his wedding day Edmond was arrested and taken before a deputy named Villefort, a political apostate, who, to protect himself, had Edmond secretly imprisoned in the deepest dungeons of the Chateau D’If. Caderousse, a neighbor, learned of the plot but kept silent. Danglars and Ferdinand wrote a letter accusing Edmond of carrying a letter from Elba to the Bonapartist committee in Paris. Ferdinand Mondego wished to wed Mercedes, who was affianced to Edmond. His shipmate, Danglars, coveted his designation as the captain of the mighty Pharon. Basic Plot: The Count of Monte Cristo is a story about a sailor, Edmond Dantes, who was betrayed during the prime of his life and career by the jealousy of his friends. ![]() Dantes’ enemies used the rivalry between the two parties in order to convince the Royalists that Edmond is a Bonapartist, therefore it is the basis for his arrest and inevitable captivity in the Chateau D’If. This situation has a profound effect on the events of the story. Royalists and the Bonapartist cut at each others throats in order to declare that their ruler was supreme. The citizens of France became divided by the two ruling parties. There was confusion all over the land in regards to who led France, King Louis or Napoleon. ![]() Setting: The Count of Monte Cristo is set within the nineteenth century of France in large and populous cities. To have spent fourteen years barely subsisting in a dungeon demands cruel and prolonged castigation. For the latter, he plans a slow and painful punishment. Monte Cristo had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and his aging father, and to punish those responsible for his imprisonment and suffering. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader revenge and vengeance. So powerful in fact, that it stirred controversies when it was first released. The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. “Moral wounds have this peculiarity – they may be hidden, but they never close always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.” What can you discuss about the film The Count of Monte Cristo?. ![]() ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo “I am not proud, but I am happy and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.” ![]()
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