The Count Of Monte Cristo Revenge Essay

In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the main character Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo) sets out to get revenge on his enemies, according to his success in getting his revenge, the reader would infer that the author supported his decision to seek revenge. In the beginning Edmond is thrown into jail and there he begins to plan his revenge, with the help of his mentor Abbe faria.”Father, beware our revenge will be terrible after we take it.”(Dumas 74) this quotes foreshadows the actual outcome of all the revenge the count has set out for. Fernand mondego is one of the Count’s victims and the Count was successful, although he didn’t have to do much.
”The words and the footsteps died away in the distance. The general clung to the curtain struggling to hold back the most horrible sob that ever burst
“ Of the evil you have done,” Said the voice. “ Oh yes, i repent! I repent!” Cried Danglers. [...] “But who now forgives you because he himself needs to be forgiven: I am Edmond Dantes!” Danglers uttered a cry and fell to the floor.” This quote represents his final task being complete.
In regarding to the Count getting revenge he was very successful. The author shows his support in the Count seeking revenge because in each “attack” the author allowed everything to good to happen to the count. At the end after danglers he finishes his quest and decided to sail into the sun to seek forgiveness but in the book, the author makes the count already forgiven and leaves him with haydee to be in love. So if the author was against the Count seeking revenge do you think he would have written that the Count would have been so