One-Sided Relationship Being betrayed by someone who you love is the most painful feeling. In the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, betrayal is a common theme. Many characters could be considered Edmond’s ultimate betrayer. However, Mercedes proves to be his ultimate betrayer by being unloyal and selfish. Mercedes betrays Edmond by marrying Fernand. For example, in the beginning of the novel, Mercedes says, “He’ll be your friend Edmond because he’s my friend. He’s my cousin Fernand, the man I love most in the world after you” (Dumas 13). In this quote, Mercedes says that she loves Edmond more than Fernand. By saying this, she contradicts herself because she ends up marrying the man she loves second. She betrays Edmond because she lies to him about loving Fernand second. The narrator
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This quality causes her to betray Edmond. After Edmond went to prison, Mercedes became depressed. As mentioned in the novel, “Mercedes is now one of the greatest ladies of Paris; said Caderousse” (Dumas 108). Although she was depressed, it was selfish of her to go out and become educated and rich while her fiance was in prison. She only wants to make herself feel better. In the novel, Caderousse explains that Mercedes is extremely educated. “As her fortune grew, she grew with it. She learned drawing, she learned music, she learned everything” (Dumas 109). Mercedes does all of these things only to distract herself from reality. She was so selfish that she was not able to deal with reality; she was only able to think of how she can distract herself. This causes her to betray Edmond by only thinking of her pain and bettering herself rather than focusing on how her fiance is suffering in prison.
Mercedes’ actions proved her to be Edmond’s ultimate betrayer. Her self-centered qualities ultimately led her to betray Edmond. Betraying someone who loves you is the worst thing you could do. For these reasons, Mercedes is Edmond’s ultimate
This quality causes her to betray Edmond. After Edmond went to prison, Mercedes became depressed. As mentioned in the novel, “Mercedes is now one of the greatest ladies of Paris; said Caderousse” (Dumas 108). Although she was depressed, it was selfish of her to go out and become educated and rich while her fiance was in prison. She only wants to make herself feel better. In the novel, Caderousse explains that Mercedes is extremely educated. “As her fortune grew, she grew with it. She learned drawing, she learned music, she learned everything” (Dumas 109). Mercedes does all of these things only to distract herself from reality. She was so selfish that she was not able to deal with reality; she was only able to think of how she can distract herself. This causes her to betray Edmond by only thinking of her pain and bettering herself rather than focusing on how her fiance is suffering in prison.
Mercedes’ actions proved her to be Edmond’s ultimate betrayer. Her self-centered qualities ultimately led her to betray Edmond. Betraying someone who loves you is the worst thing you could do. For these reasons, Mercedes is Edmond’s ultimate