The Count of Monte Cristo also disguises himself as an Abbe and returns to find Caderousse still a poor man. Mercedes, now the Countess de Morcerf, recognizes him, yet she does not reveal his identity to anyone. In fact, they are all eager to associate with this great man. None of his enemies recognize him however. Monte Cristo's arrival in Paris causes a great stir, for his fortune is immense. These men are at the center of social and political life in Paris and are very rich.
By winning Albert's trust he is introduced to all his former enemies, including Danglars, Count de Morcerf, and Monsieur de Villefort. This is the son of Count de Morcerf, a new title given to the very same Fernand Mondego who conspired against Dantes. When the Count is ready to enter Parisien society, and to destroy his enemies, he does so through contact with Albert de Morcerf. He understands his duty to act as divine justice. He saves the Morrel firm from financial disaster by providing a diamond and a new ship to the family anonymously. These men owe the Count their lives, and will prove indispensable to the Count's plans for revenge.īefore exacting revenge, however, the Count rewards the one family that remained true to him. Luigi Vampa, the great Italian bandit is also indebted to the Count. Using his immense fortune he buys back freedom of men such as Peppino. He also amasses a circle of servants who are forever indebted to him. Over the next ten years, Monte Cristo conditions himself, and learns of all the details of his enemies past. Their downfall shall be all the more destructive if his revenge is not brash, but calculated. He has already waited fourteen years, thus he has learned the virtue of patience. Dantes', now the Count of Monte Cristo, shall calculate his revenge over the next10 years. He shall use this treasure to calculate the downfall of the four men who imprisoned him. He becomes a smuggler for a time, and finally has the opportunity to retrieve the treasure spoken of by Abbe Faria. Dantes is saved from the sea by Italian smugglers.ĭantes' only reason for living now is to have vengeance upon those who threw his life away.
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Dantes is free at last, after fourteen years of imprisonment. The Abbe's body bag is thrown into the sea. When the Abbe dies, Dantes replaces his body with the Abbe's. He hopes Dantes will retrieve this treasure should he escape. The Abbe also reveals to Dantes the location of an immense treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo. The two become friends, and the learned Abbe teaches Dantes all his vast knowledge of literature, the sciences and languages. Miscalculations bring the Abbe Faria, to Dantes cell instead of freedom. Thankfully, the prisoner in the next cell was building a tunnel to escape. In prison, Dantes loses hope and decides to starve himself to death. Morrel attempts to have him freed, yet to no avail. Political regimes change, yet Dantes is forgotten. Thus, he throws Dantes, an innocent man, into the Chateau D'If. His father is a known Bonapartist, and Villefort is paranoid that this fact shall hurt his career among the ruling royalists.
His policy against Bonapartists must be extremely vigilant in order to counter the reputation of his father. This man has nothing personal against Dantes, however, he has Dantes incarcerated as a most dangerous criminal. Perhaps the conspiracy would not have been so successful had not the denunciation fallen into the hands of the public prosecutor, Monsieur de Villefort. Danglars will become captain of the Pharaon once Dantes is removed, Fernand aspires to win Mercedes' love, and Caderousse is a jealous neighbor of Dantes. These three enemies are Danglars, Fernand Mondego, and Caderousse. They write a letter falsely incriminating him in a Bonapartist plot (the royalists are currently in power). His success has earned him three conspiring enemies. In addition, Dantes has plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes who has awaited his return from sea with great anxiety and love.ĭantes will not get the chance to realize his bright future, however. His father's financial situation as well as his own will be greatly ameliorated. He thus plans to make Dantes officially the next captain of the ship.ĭantes future is thus promising. He finds that the captain has died en route, and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The novel begins with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes.
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