So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was

first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it

because of its powerful message it presented the reader.

This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo

had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and his

aging father, and to punish those responsible for his

imprisonment and suffering. For the latter, he plans slow

and painful punishment. To have spent fourteen years barely

subsisting in a dungeon demands cruel and prolonged

The Count of Monte Cristo is set within the

nineteenth century of France in large and populous cities.

This was a time of great disruption. There was confusion all

over the land in regards to who led France, King Louis or

Napoleon. The citizens of France became divided by the two

ruling parties. Royalists and the Bonapartist cut at each

others throats in order to declare that their ruler was

supreme. This situation has a profound effect on the events

of the story. Dantes' enemies used the rivalry between the

Later, urged by his wife, Caderousse committed robbery and

During the time in which Edmond was a

Ali Pasha. When all of his treachery was exposed, he

society, among who he goes unrecognized. But, Monte Cristo,

letter condemning Dantes, hoping that if Dantes was

jealousy. He is imprisoned for fourteen grueling years

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Approximate Word count = 1530
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)