Is The Count Of Monte Cristo Justified

Is Edmond Dantes justified in his pursuit of revenge? The central issue in the book The Count of Monte Cristo which was written by Alexandre Dumas is the question of revenge. The novel is about an innocent young man whose live and marriage have been taken away by the jealousy of his best friends and the reputation of a public prosecutor. The topic of revenge is important to the story because it can be seen everywhere in the book no matter what happens or who is speaking. Revenge is also important to discuss because it is the theme and there is definitely a hidden message that the author wants to deliver to the readers throughout the novel. In the case of this book, Dantes’ quest for vengeance is not morally just. Equally, vengeance can never

He will never rise above the people who imprisoned him by seeking revenge. According to what Faria says early on in the book, "I regret having helped you clarify your past and having told you what I did because I've instilled in your heart a feeling that wasn't there before: vengeance" (Dumas 58). Even Faria, who turned him from the young and innocent Dantes to the brilliant and educated Count of Monte Cristo believes that vengeance is not justice. The idea of Faria who is a genius teaching Dantes everything and then regret having helped him proved that revenge was very selfish and personal even from the beginning. According to what Franz says in the novel, “Hatred is blind and anger deaf: the one who pours himself a cup of vengeance is likely to drink a bitter draught” (Dumas 312). When he seeks vengeance, he is not going to feel good about hurting someone and even going to hurt himself as well. Revenge increases anger rather than decreasing it. In brief, vengeance is only thoughtless, one-sided, and it is a waste of

Revenge keeps him from being free and from beginning a new life. According to the novel, “During those hours of meditation, which flowed like a second, he formed a terrible resolution and swore a fearful oath” (Dumas 58). Instead of spending time to find a way to escape, he planned on revenging, his vengeance was a well thought out plan to hurt those who imprisoned him and to control his own fate. It was not an immediate response to everything that has happened to him. According to the novel, “It was time for him to go back among men and take up the rank, influence and power which great wealth gives in this world” (Dumas 94). Instead of being joyful that he is now free, he thinks of power and reveagence. Freedom was something he wanted the most, but after realizing the truth, his dream has changed. Edmond Dantes has changed from an innocent young men to someone who just wants power and