It is obvious, that describing the society of that period of time, Dumas was not able to omit this sphere of human relations. At the beginning of the story, Mercedes is known to be the Dantes` fiancee. However, being not able to resist society, she also betrayed Dantes and married a wealthy man who was able to guarantee her further life. At the end of the story she said Dantes "you have had trust in God, and God has sustained you. But as for me, I have been a coward. I have denied God and he has abandoned me" (Dumas 442). These words show that she had always loved him. however, was not able to resist the power of money and society. Nevertheless, to understand the given novel better, one should realize the peculiarities of moral
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Dantes looses everything because of the plot and intrigues of people who want to get rid of him and obtain benefits. They do not feel a twingle of remorse and Danglar says "Everything is working out as I expected. I am now captain pro tem and, if only that idiot Caderousse can keep his mouth shut, captain for good" (Dumas 147). However, the fact that shows the moral of this epcoh the best is that the main character is also double -faced. Dantes uses various masks and deceive people in order to take revenge and satisfy his own …show more content…
Being a bright representative of his epoch, Dumas managed to create a novel that reflected the most important aspects of society of that period of time. Analyzing the novel the Count of Monte Cristo, it is possible to give attention to various aspects of moral that determine the life of the most important characters of the work. The plot of the story and the main events also help readers to feel the atmosphere better. The whole novel is based on betrayals and intrigues, which lead to Dantes` imprisonment and appearance of the Count of Monte Cristo. That is why, one can realize the fact that the French society was not ideal as the wealth, social status and intrigues had the great impact on the life of common
Dantes looses everything because of the plot and intrigues of people who want to get rid of him and obtain benefits. They do not feel a twingle of remorse and Danglar says "Everything is working out as I expected. I am now captain pro tem and, if only that idiot Caderousse can keep his mouth shut, captain for good" (Dumas 147). However, the fact that shows the moral of this epcoh the best is that the main character is also double -faced. Dantes uses various masks and deceive people in order to take revenge and satisfy his own …show more content…
Being a bright representative of his epoch, Dumas managed to create a novel that reflected the most important aspects of society of that period of time. Analyzing the novel the Count of Monte Cristo, it is possible to give attention to various aspects of moral that determine the life of the most important characters of the work. The plot of the story and the main events also help readers to feel the atmosphere better. The whole novel is based on betrayals and intrigues, which lead to Dantes` imprisonment and appearance of the Count of Monte Cristo. That is why, one can realize the fact that the French society was not ideal as the wealth, social status and intrigues had the great impact on the life of common