Who Is Evil In The Count Of Monte Cristo

The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism Mahatma Gandhi once said, “An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” In agreement with Gandhi, if you are hurt by someone and seek revenge to hurt them back, you will loose some of yourself in the process. In the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas’ a man by the name of Edmond Dantes is falsely incriminated for something he didn’t do. Fernand, Danglars, and Villefort all helped imprison Dantes for their own benefit. After escaping prison, Dantes devotes his life to seek revenge on those who wronged him. Dantes search for revenge is compromised by his strong feelings of anger. His understanding of justice is influenced by his surroundings of selfish and wealthy people. Dantes believes he

The Count surrounds himself with people who have money and are selfish. When Dantes escaped prison, before he became the Count, he noticed himself changing, “Edmond smiled when he saw himself. It would have been impossible for his best friend—if he had any friends left—to recognize him; he didn't recognize himself” (204). Dantes smiles when he sees himself because he likes the new him, the thirsty for revenge version of himself. He was a whole new person, his mind altered with all the thoughts of revenge. Dangars is very jealous of dantes and is selfish when he plans to imprison him for nothing, "Indeed," said Danglars, casting a sidelong glance at Dantes with a flash of hatred in his eyes. "Yes indeed, he is young and full of self-confidence. The captain was hardly dead before he had taken command without asking anyone, and made us lose a day and a half on the island of Elba, instead of returning directly to Marseille” (27). When Dumas writes “with a flash of hatred in his eyes”, it shows how hateful and selfish Danglars truly