Villefort, a prosecutor who knows that Dantès is carrying a letter addressed to Villefort's father the old man is a Bonapartist who would probably be imprisoned by the present royalist regime were it not for his son's, Villefort's, influence.Caderousse, an unprincipled neighbor and.Danglars, the purser of the Pharaon, who covets Dantès' promised captainship.
Fernand Mondego, who is jealous of Mercédès' love for Dantès.As a reward, Dantès is promised a captainship, but before he can claim his new post and be married to his fiancée, Mercédès', a conspiracy of four jealous and unsavory men arrange for him to be seized and secretly imprisoned in solitary confinement in the infamous Chateau d'If, a prison from which no one has ever escaped. It also reads like an early psychological thriller, leaving readers uneasy as they cheer Dantès on in his vengeful quest.Edmond Dantès, a handsome, promising young sailor, skillfully docks the three-masted French ship, the Pharaon, in Marseilles after its captain died en route home. Dumas’ novel was ahead of its time, an exciting tale of adventure, treasure, secret identities, and daring escapes. When it was first published in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo quickly became the best-selling book in all of Europe. Instead, Dantès spends a decade carrying out the plan for revenge he conceived while behind bars, bringing nightmarish ruination to those who once betrayed him-and second chances to those who tried to save him.
After 14 years, he manages to escape prison, but he is unable to free himself from an all-consuming fury. After his so-called friends frame him for treason, Dantès is sentenced to life imprisonment in a grim island fortress on what was supposed to be his wedding day. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for revenge.
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