Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Oct. 23: The Count of Monte Cristo

Minutes: 45

Pages: 70

Summary: Dantes, taken to the prison island of Chateau D'if, is innocent and confused; he is a very simple-minded person and doesn't even have a thought in his mind about being betrayed. Villefort, after seeing Mercedes, feels agonizing regret for the life he had ruined, but he still had a desire to help his father and keep his own name clean, so he told his father that a man of his description was suspected as being a conspirator with Napoleon, so he shaves his beard, changing his appearance. Having read the letter Napoleon wrote to his father, he was aware of a plan for a return of the Bonaparte era, so he rushed to King Louis XVIII and warned him. Even though Napoleon did return to power, Villefort gained great respect since he was the only person to warn the King. With Bonaparte back in power, Bonapartism is no longer illegal, and therefore Dantes wouldn't be guilty even if his "crimes" were legitimate; so his former captain, Monsieur Morrel, begins his work on his release by going to Villefort multiple times. Since Danglars is unaware that Villefort has any personal reasons to keep Dantes imprisoned, he assumes he will soon be free and moves to Madrid to avoid being damaged by any acts of vengeance.

Reflection: I already wrote enough i think

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