Both reject these premature titles saying it would be bad luck to accept them. Caderousse addresses Mercedes as Madame Dantes and Danglars addresses Dantes as captain. When the lovers leave the house, Caderousse points them out to Fernand as they hold each other tight. They suggest that he not allow Dantes to have Mercedes without a fight and also tell of Dantes’ likely promotion to the rank of captain. Fernand flees the house and meets Caderousse and Danglars, who tease him about his unrequited desire. Mercedes declares she will kill herself if anything ever happens to Dantes to put out of Fernand’s mind the implicit threat in his behaviour. She introduces Fernand as a friend who appears gloomy and threatening instead. Dantes arrives and she is overjoyed to see him. She tells him he must only ever think of himself as a friend or brother. He has pursued her for ten years but she has never given him any encouragement. Meanwhile, Fernand presses her to be his lover. Mercedes awaits the return of Dantes from his voyage. Mercedes (Edmond Dantes’ girlfriend), Fernand (A suitor to Mercedes) Summary Dantes denies any letter and politely refuses an invitation to dine with Morrel on the excuse that he must see his father and will later want to see his girl, Mercedes.Įdmond Dantes, Danglars, Caderousse New Characters Next, Danglars suggests Dantes holds a letter for Morrel from Captain Leclere, suggesting that Dantes is withholding it. Dantes reveals it had been Leclere’s dying wish he do so to deliver a package to Marshal Bertrand. As Dante attends to various tasks, Danglars speaks with Morrel, suggesting first, that Dante acted inappropriately by delaying their trip at the island of Elba where Napoleon is in exile. Morrel, an owner of the ship, expresses his pleasure at Dantes’ command and promises to speak with his business partner to have Dantes permanently appointed to the position. The ship’s captain, Leclere has died of fever and Dantes has taken command of the ship as required.

Dead by fever), Danglars (Agent of The Pharaon) Summaryĭantes brings The Pharaon into harbour after a trading voyage. Chapter 1: Marseilles – The Arrival New CharactersĮdmond Dantes (Captain of The Pharaon), M.Morrel (Owner of The Pharaon), Captain Leclere (Former captain of The Pharaon. What appears below gives away all key aspects of the plot. Use the Chapter Menu on the left to quickly navigate to chapters. But if you’re interested in the details, you can read below. It is the story of Edmund Dantes, wrongly imprisoned for political reasons, who escapes prison, finds a fortune bequeathed to him by a fellow prisoner, uses that fortune to adopt a new identity as the Count of Monte Cristo, and then seeks revenge upon those who did him wrong. The story begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and spans over twenty years. Others might wish to use it as a tool to help guide them in their own reading. For those daunted by the length of the book, the summary might be a way to familiarise yourself with the story. What follows is a complete summary of The Count of Monte Cristo. Chapter 116: Luigi Vampa's Bill of Fare.Chapter 106: The Cemetery of Pere-La-Chaise.Chapter 82: The Room of the Retired Baker.Chapter 77: Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.Chapter 68: At the Office of the King's Attorney.

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