Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II

L'opera

"Farewell, all sentiments that uplift the heart! I have acted as Providence, rewarding the good. Now, let God the Avenger take my place, that I may punish the wicked!" The year is 1815. Edmond Dantès, a ship’s officer, is preparing to marry the beautiful Mercédès. Through the machinations of the envious accountant Danglars and the jealousy of his romantic rival, Fernand, Dantès is arrested as an enemy of the state. Fearing that his own reputation might be compromised, the deputy public prosecutor, Villefort, has him imprisoned for life in the Château d’If—without a trial. The wretched young man nearly loses his mind from grief; his life is saved by a fellow prisoner in the adjacent cell, the Abbé Faria, who offers him friendship, hope, and, ultimately, a map to a staggering treasure. Following a dramatic escape from prison, Dantès orchestrates his revenge against those who wronged him, assuming the identity of the mysterious and fabulously wealthy Count of Monte Cristo.