Edmond Dantes Revenge

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Revenge is one of the main drivers found in stories and in life. One of these stories is The Count of Monte Cristo. Edmond Dantes ultimately will have temporary satisfaction from enacting his revenge before he spirals into a depression he will never be able to come out of. Dantes would not feel remorse over his decision to enact his revenge. The men who destroyed Edmond Dantes’ life never got their just desserts, and in fact, it was quite the opposite. When Edmond went to Caderousse under the alias of Abbe Busoni, he learned Danglars and Fernand both “made a fortune” (Dumas 97). Not only were the men not punished for their crimes against Edmond, but they got a new heightened statuses. Revenge has little to no emotional backlash on the person seeking revenge when the person the revenge hasn’t had any justice or karma enacted upon them. Kevin Carlsmith, a behavioral scientist, explains how when agitators have no justice …show more content…

Revenge has taken over Edmond’s life for decades and morphed him into the Count of Monte Cristo, so he’s literally no longer himself. Edmond has taken over at least three identities in order to get as ingrained into his enemies’ lives as he can. Before prison Edmond Dantes was motivated and enjoyed life and being in love, whereas the Count of Monte Cristo does everything in his life for the purpose of getting revenge on those who have wronged him and once his revenge is finished he will have nothing left in his life. His entire life for the past few decades has completely reshaped Dantes. As professor of psychology Michele Gelfand argues, revenge in itself is “very important and self-defining” process for those who try to carry it out (Gelfand via Price 1). Edmond’s entire personality and persona has been re-defined by his quest for vengeance. Edmond’s life will have no purpose if and when his revenge gets carried

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