Vengeance In The Count Of Monte Cristo

The Price of Vengeance Have you ever had a moment where anger controlled all your actions? Now, magnify that feeling tenfold, where you reach the point of which even innocent people are wounded. Imagine the feeling once you realize you are a cold-blooded killer after realizing what you have done after the fact. This situation is used many times in Alexandre Dumas’s novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. In Alexandre Dumas’ novel, the protagonist Edmond Dantes, is plotted against, framed, and thrown into a prison by his fake friends. Driven by the anger at his unlawful imprisonment, Dantes sets on a journey to punish those who plotted against him. In this journey, he plays out his onlook of justice, which is vengeance.. He, of course, is successful, but to the point where he bloodies his hands on both the wicked and the innocent. Dantes’s journey teaches us to that although people can regret and resent living because of past actions, you can still rebound back to live the life you were meant to live. Imprisoned for life, Dantes has years upon years to …show more content…
Dantes, being hell-bent on revenge and will do anything leads to serious consequences. Near the end of the story where the Count is aware of all the terrible things he has done to people and plans to leave the world entirely, Haydee confesses her love to him and the Count responds with: “I wanted to punish myself, but God wishes to forgive me. Perhaps your love will make me forget what I must forget,” (529). In this quote, the Count already is aware of all the terrible things he has done to numerous people in order to sate his appetite for vengeance, and plans to punish himself, but Haydee will not allow that to happen. Seeing this as a message from God, Dantes plans to live for not himself, but rather Haydee and shows how he rebounded to live his life