The Count of Monte Cristo is about many things, one of them being Edmond Dantes’ revenge on the betrayers that placed him in prison. This novel guides the reader through the careful process of Dantes’ revenge and all the effects that come out of it. In the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, four victims of Edmond’s revenge are Caderousse, Villefort, Edouard, and Fernand. Caderousse is the first victim Edmond’s revenge. As with all of his plots, The Count of Monte Cristo is never directly responsible for the things that happen to his former friends. In Caderousse’s case, Caderousse came to rob The Count and ended up dying. As Caderousse is begging for The Count’s mercy, Edmond says to him the following, “nothing can save you …show more content…
He is the one that made the final decision to place Dantes in jail. As a reward for his important role in the mishaps of Edmond’s life, Villefort simply receive the relief of death. All of his secrets become exposed, and he begins to lose anything he holds dear. One of his secrets that are discovered is that he had an affair with Madame Danglars, which lead to a baby. Although, he didn’t end his mistake there, he decided to worsen the situation by trying to preserve his resurrection. Villefort told Madame Danglars that the baby was dead and buried it alive in a garden. This baby ended up surviving and was later living proof of Villefort’s mistake. The beginning of this secret’s exposure was at a party The Count held. The following quote can be found on page 262; after Monte Cristo told the entirety of the incriminating story at this party, simply without any names attached, “Monte Cristo saw that the two persons for whom he had prepared the scene had reached the limit of their strength and he did not wish to push them too far […] Villefort leaned close to Madame Danglars’ ear and whispered ‘I must see you tomorrow!’” The fear of exposure greatly worried Villefort and Madame Danglars. This was only the first of the dreadful events that fall upon