Study Guide for Count of Monte Cristo

1. Make a list of characters and identify them. Make sure you understand the relationships between characters. What are their occupations? 2. What are the different settings of this story? Important dates. 3. How and why do each of the following men contribute to the unjust imprisonment of Edmond Dantes: Danglars, Fernand Mondego, Villefort, Caderousse? What happens to each of these men in Dantes’ revenge? 4. Why is Dantes grateful to Abbe Faria and Monsieur Morrell? Know details about Faria’s plan for escape and the importance of the materials he made in prison. 5. What disguises does Dantes adopt and why? 6. What other characters in the book adopt names, disguises? 7. Three objects (red silk purse, three thousand francs buried in his father’s garden, old cell at the Chateau D’If) evoke pleasant memories for Dantes. Why? 8. How does Dantes use the weaknesses and secret sins of his enemies to defeat them? 9. Ironically, after Dantes inherits a great deal of money, he is kind to people who do not deserve kindness. Give examples of some of these people and explain why he helps them. 10. Which four major characters lose their will to live? How are they saved? 11. The theme of betrayal runs through this novel. Give examples of betrayal.

Study Guide for Count of Monte Cristo

1. Make a list of characters and identify them. Make sure you understand the relationships between characters. What are their occupations? 2. What are the different settings of this story? Important dates. 3. How and why do each of the following men contribute to the unjust imprisonment of Edmond Dantes: Danglars, Fernand Mondego, Villefort, Caderousse? What happens to each of these men in Dantes’ revenge? 4. Why is Dantes grateful to Abbe Faria and Monsieur Morrell? Know details about Faria’s plan for escape and the importance of the materials he made in prison. 5. What disguises does Dantes adopt and why? 6. What other characters in the book adopt names, disguises? 7. Three objects (red silk purse, three thousand francs buried in his father’s garden, old cell at the Chateau D’If) evoke pleasant memories for Dantes. Why? 8. How does Dantes use the weaknesses and secret sins of his enemies to defeat them? 9. Ironically, after Dantes inherits a great deal of money, he is kind to people who do not deserve kindness. Give examples of some of these people and explain why he helps them. 10. Which four major characters lose their will to live? How are they saved? 11. The theme of betrayal runs through this novel. Give examples of betrayal.