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    • Edmond Dantès is a title character, Byronic hero and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealth… See more

    History

    When the reader is first introduced to Edmond Dantès, he arrives in Marseille as first mate aboard the merchant ship … See more

    Portrayal in adaptations

    James O'Neill, father of playwright Eugene, performed the title role over 6,000 times during his career. Edmond Dantès has been portrayed on TV and film many times by actors such as George Dolenz, Alan Badel… See more

    Created byAlexandre Dumas
    AliasesThe Count of Monte Cristo · Sinbad the Sailor · Abbé Busoni · Lord Wilmore · Dantes
    OccupationMerchant sailor (initially) · Aristocrat
    Referenced in other films

    Edmond Dantès was referenced in the final scenes of V for Vendetta (2005); protagonist Evey Hammond describes terrorist V as Edmond Dantès after he martyrs himself to bring down the tyrannical Norsefire governmen… See more

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    The story of Dantès' imprisonment in the Château d'If was likely inspired by the imprisonment of general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Alexandre Dumas, père's own father) in a dungeon fortress in Taranto, Italy, … See more

     
  1. The Count of Monte Cristo: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes

  2. The Count of Monte Cristo Summary - eNotes.com

    T he Count of Monte Cristo is a novel by Alexander Dumas in which Edmond Dantès is betrayed by his friends. He is imprisoned, but escapes after fourteen years to enact revenge.

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  5. The Count of Monte Cristo Themes and Analysis

    Dumas masterfully portrays Dantes’ transformation from an open and optimistic young man into the calculating and jaded Count of Monte Cristo. His metamorphosis physical and psychological, revealing the corrosive effects of …

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    3 days ago · Just as Monte-Cristo associates Dantès with smugglers and pirates, so Dumas’s picturesque, brigand-filled Rome showcases the count as a master among bandits. *Paris

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