Betrayals In The Count Of Monte Cristo

Can throwing someone under the bus make a person feel happy about their accomplishments? Many people in life struggle with jealousy which leads to betraying others; this happens in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel, there are a multitude of betrayals such as the betrayal of the purser Monsieur Danglars to the young sailor Edmond Dantès. Compared to the many other betrayals in this novel, Danglars and his ruthless acts of manipulation for his own gain, proves to be the most significant when it comes to Dantés. In the beginning of the novel, it is clear to see that Danglars is envious of Dantès’ position on the Pharaon, and just his life in general. For example, when Dantès is made captain of the Pharaon, “[m]orrel

For example, when Dantes is in the dank prison cell with Faria, Faria asks him, “ ‘What kind of handwriting did Danglars have?’ ‘He wrote a good round hand.’ ‘How was the anonymous letter written?’ ‘With a backwards slant.’ Faria smiled and said, ‘The handwriting was disguised wasn’t it’ ” (Dumas 56)? Here, it is revealed that Danglars forged Dantes handwriting to frame him for treason, when in fact he is doing the betraying. Danglars took advantage of an innocent person for his own personal gain; so that Dantes will suffer in order for him to thrive. In addition, at the end of the novel when the Count of Monte Cristo reveals himself to Danglars he says, “I’m the man you betrayed and dishonored, the man whose fiancé you prostituted, the man on whom you trod on the way to fourtune, the man whose father you caused to die of hunger, the man you condemned to die of hunger but who now forgives you because he himself needs to be forgiven: I am Edmond Dantes” (Dumas 522)! While Dantes was starving in prison because of Danglers, his father was dying of starvation. Not only did Danglers steal Dantes future but his family, success, and joy. Danglars’ covetous motives towards Dantes were cruel and