The Count of Monte Cristo is an amazing book that portrays how revenge changes a man.
The Count of Monte Cristo traces the life of Edmond Dante and how he is sentenced to a life in prison from which there is no escape and for a crime he did not commit.
He escapes and becomes the Count of Monte Cristo and the sole aim in his life is to take revenge on the people who falsely accused him.
The amazing part of the book is not just the tale of revenge its also how the thirst for revenge fundamentally changes a man and drowns the nicer side of him out. Dante in the beginning is a noble man who loves everyone in the world and believes that everyone loves him. Though not rich he knows that his leadership and capacity to work hard will carry him up. In fact everythign is lookign up for hi. He is stripped away from everything he loves and is changed to become a man whose only thought is revenge. While reading the book one realises in conversations that Dante has with a woman he looks after(who also loves him) that though he loves the woman he won’t admit it to himself untill he has taken his fill of vengeance.
The reader is given glimpses of Dante’s inherent nobility throughout this tale of revenge but he follows the path of vengeance never turning aside and never wavering. Al his actions are based on revenge and though he does do noble acts he thinks nothing short of ruthless while exacting his revenge.He cares not the cost to him long as his revenge is complete .
I find this dichotomy between Dante the good person and Dante the vengeful pirate is what adds the spice to the book.