Analysis Of Alexandre Dumas's The Count Of Monte Cristo
The events in one's life greatly impacts the acquired disposition that one will possess. In Alexandre Dumas' novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, an innocent man by the name of Edmond Dantes is found guilty of treason during the time of Napoleon. He is then sent to the Château d'If, a state prison, where he will reside for the next fourteen years. There he meets the Abbe Faria, an aged priest who, by information of Dantes' jailer, is supposedly insane. He asks to be taken under the wing of the Abbe and in doing so, he is provided with a knowledge like no other. Upon escaping the Château d'If, he inherits the Faria's wealth and dedicates his life to destroying the lives of those who had framed him. Edmond Dantes' personal character transforms for the worse as the novel furthers and he loses leniency, gains wisdom and love, and finds understanding. Dantes becomes absorbed in carrying out his revenge against those who wronged him that his clemency begins to fade. It is not until after the suicide of Fernand Mondego, nor is it when the sanity of Villefort has been depleted, does he realize the actions he has committed. "Monte Cristo turned pale at the frightful sight. Realizing that he has passed beyond the bounds of vengeance, he felt he could no longer say, 'God is for and with me'" (Dumas 567). After viewing the lifeless body of Baron Danglar's son, he finally becomes conscious of all the tragedy and disaster he has caused. He loses the ability to find forgiveness as he begins
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