The Count chose this form of revenge because he knew that Caderousse
could not resist the temptation of extra money. The Count punished him in this because Caderousse took away all the money that Count left for his father. When the Count escaped from jail he remembered what a love for money Caderousse had. Therefore he brought Caderousse a diamond. Caderousse has an appraiser came to his house. The appraiser paid for the diamond and then stayed for the night. In middle of the night Caderousse killed the appraiser and took both the diamond and the money paid for it. Caderousse’s greed got the best of him. Caderousse was caught and sentenced to life hard labor in prison. When the Count finds this out he helps Caderousse break out of prison. Caderousse always feels that he deserves more. With each improvement in his position, Caderousse’s desires only increase. Caderousse consistently resorts to dishonorable means in order to acquire what he wants, thieving and even murdering in order to better his own position. Caderousse’s greed catches up with him, and he dies while trying to rob the count. The Count understood Caderousse's greed and punished him through it. Caderousse betrays him and ruins his life. So the Count hatches a plot of his own to get revenge. Count uses Caderousse trait to get his revenge. The Count of Monte Cristo is responsible for Caderousse’s downfall.