Theme Of Revenge In The Count Of Monte Cristo

Throughout the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the issue of vengeance and revenge takes a huge part within the main character Edmond Dantes. Have you ever wanted to get revenge on someone without harming them in any way, shape, or form?

Before we begin talking about Edmond Dantes’ quest for revenge, let me start by giving you a summary of the novel. Edmond Dantes, a handsome, charming, lovable young sailor, is told that he will be the next captain of ‘The Pharaon’, a ship owned by Monsieur Morrel, however , there are three people jealous of Edmond. These people, Fernand, Danglars, and Caderousse organize for Dantes to be sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. Now, since he had a letter for the prosecutors father, the prosecutor, Villefort, did everything in his power to prevent his father from receiving said

He had no reason to dislike Dantes, except that he was jealous because he earned the title captain of the Pharaon and Dantes has the self confidence Danglars wish he had. Fernand was jealous of Dantes because he had Mercedes, the girl Fernand wished he could have. Caderousse was very greedy when it came to money. The Count gave him many chances to change, however, he did not. Caderousse was later killed while breaking into The Count’s home. Although The Count has a lot of vengeance within him, he is actually an honest, generous, kind-hearted person. This was proven when Abbe Friar was dying. Dante refused to leave his side the entire time. It is shown that The Count of Monte Cristo struck vengeance without committing any crimes. Vengeance is morally just in this story since Dantes suffered for a long time due to other people. In my honest opinion, if somebody does something to you when you have done nothing wrong, action should be taken, whether it be by yourself or another person. Revenge is a thing within everybody, but should be used with great