The Count is a slippery figure drifting in and out between who he is and what he does in society. Taking the form of a eccentric millionaire, dubbed the Count of Monte Cristo, or manifesting himself as the omniscient priest, Abbe Busoni, and accordingly personifies himself as Sinbad the Sailor and Lord Wilmore. Edmond Dantes composes himself as needed to guide his masterful plot of revenge into place using each alias to masquerade his identity. As easily as a snake can shed skin, Dantes transforms before he confronts Caderousse , "the count's hair disappeared beneath a tonsured wig. The triangular hat... finished the transformation of the count into a priest," (Dumas 333). His belated alter egos never conflict, but always suit his needs. The