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The Ultimate Betrayal In In The Count Of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Fernand The Ultimate Betrayal
Lily Chatterjee once said, “Grow a thick skin – a very thick skin. And watch your back For every back, there is a knife. A person may be in a sturdy and stable time in their life, then suddenly, a negative force comes their way and backstabs them, changing their life forever. In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the character Fernand is the ultimate betrayer because of his selfishness and jealousy towards Edmond Dantes.
Fernand used Edmond Dantes “death” as an excuse to try and get Mercedes to love him back; he knew Mercedes was madly in love with Edmond, but he was only thinking about himself. “He reminded her that he loved her… she asked him six more months to mourn and wait for Edmond” (Dumas 108).
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