The Count of Monte Cristo1

A detailed Summary of The Count of Monte Cristo1

Type of literary work: Adventure / Drama

The main point that Alexandre Dumas is presenting in this novel deals with judgement. Those

who are good to others will be rewarded in the furture. Those who are sinfull will be punished.

The action in this novel takes place in Marseilles, Paris, France in the 1800's. The era of the

novel is set during the Napoleonic era. The ciites in which this novel takes place in are, Marseilles,

Paris, and Rome. Most of the scenes are in the cities but others take place on the countryside, and

Edmond Dantes was a young and handsome sailor. He had a lot of things that people would

dream of. The two main people that were jealous of him were a man named Fernand Mondego and a

man named Monsieur Danglars. Fernand was in love with Dantes' fiance Mercedes, while Danglars

was jealous that Dantes was to receive the rank of Captain that he didn't have.

These men (as well as two others named Gaspard Caderousse and Monsieur de Villefort)

form a conspiracy and arrange for Dantes to be arrested and sent to a drea

there escape. Dantes once again becomes filled with grief and sadness, but he thinks up a plan.

Approximate Word count = 2500
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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