The Count of Monte Cristo characters

Edmond Dantès

Edmond Dantès is an extremely interesting character that plays a crucial role in the whole book. He is the one, who changes lots of faces and throughout the novel we meet several names that are referred to the one person, Edmond.  The first thing we notice about Edmond is his...

Abbé Faria

Abbé Faria is a character whom we meet in the prison where Edmond was closed. Edmond has a chance to meet this man who helps him to change his thoughts and creates a plan of further life. Faria is a priest and his ability to think and find the options of the answers is brilliant. Being in...

Mercédès

Mercédès is a fiancée of Dantès, and from the first minutes, we understand that she is good and beautiful. She has a great love for Edmond, but when he gets to the prison, she gets married to another man. However, she does not stop loving Edmond and could not forget him...

Fernand Mondego

Fernand Mondego is Edmond’s concurrent that is struggling to win the Mercédès’ passion. He is the one who hates Edmond and makes lots of efforts to close him in prison. This is the plan how to make his enemy to be weak and marry the girl of his dream. Mondego is an...

Baron Danglars

Baron Danglars is a character who plays an important role in the plot of the novel. As a person, he is extremely jealous and greedy and makes lots of effort to imprison Edmond Dantès. Danglars is a Mondego’s co-worker, but he is constantly jealous as realizes his less attractiveness...

Gaspard Caderousse

If you want to give a strict characteristic of Gaspard Caderousse, you will obviously say that he is a greedy, drunk, and lazy man. He takes part in the plot of imprisoning Edmond, but he is not similar to the Montego or Danglars. Unlike both of the mentioned characters, Gaspard Caderousse never...

Jacopo

Jacopo is the one, who makes lots of effort to help Edmond in the process of receiving his freedom. He is the one who can be called a true friend of Edmond. From all the characters, you can hardly find the one who supports Dantes and sympathizes him, but Jacopo is truly that person. The first...

Renée de Villefort

Renée de Villefort does not belong to those characters that play crucial roles in the novel, but she is undoubtedly important too. She is a symbol of a woman with a strong soul and courage. It is hard to say many words and give a full characteristic for Renée de Villefort for that...

Louis Dantès

Louis Dantès is the father of the main character Edmond Dantès. He is a perfect example of caring father’s love and shows his love in all his actions. He lives with Edmond in Marseilles. As a father and a son, they have good relationships and were extremely close. When the day...

Madeleine Radelle

Madeleine Radelle is the wife of Gaspard Caderousse. Her role in the novel is not so crucial, and we could not find so many words to characterize her fully. However, it would be unfair to say that she is not an important character. She has an effect on the developing of the plot and leaves her...