The
Count of Morcerf
Introduction
The Count of Morcerf is presented as
the villain of the play, The Count’s Revenge. Prior to becoming a Count, he was
a fisherman. He was then known as Fernand Mondego. At that point of time, he
lived in Marseilles. He had a friend, Edmond Dantes, who was a sailor. Fernand
was quite friendly with him. Edmond was engaged to a beautiful Catalan girl,
Mercedes. This fact was known to Fernand. But being an evil natured man, he
secretly yearned to marry Mercedes. Therefore, to make his dream come true, he
hatched a plot – the most diabolic, which any man could have hatched, against
any man.
A Rogue And A
Rascal
He is out and out a rogue and a
rascal. In order to win the hand of Mercedes, he framed a false charge against
his friend, Edmond in the court. He proved that Edmond was the spy of the
exiled Napoleon Bonapart. He provided false evidences against Edmond and thus
got him imprisoned for 20 years. In this way, he very cleverly removed the
innocent Edmond, out of the way.
A Mean And
Degraded Man
Once Edmond Dantes had been taken
care of Fernand had little difficulty in trapping Mercedes into his trap. He
first convinced Mercedes, of the death of Edmond by publishing the false news
of his death in the newspapers. Then appearing as a friend and a sympathizer
her first consoled her. And after wining her confidence, he then proposed to
marry her. Being heart-broke and lonely, she accepted his offer. Thus, the evil
monster, succeeded in his devilish plan.
A Traitor To
His Country
Having accomplished all his plans
successfully, he decided to settle down in Paris. So, he said good bye to
Marseilles. While in Paris, he joined the Army, and after sometime, became a
captain in 1822. The French were at war against the Turks. Fernand as Captain
was defending the Fortress of Yanina. Being a coward and a mean person, he
surrendered the fortress to the Turks on receiving a huge bribe. He however
made it appear as though he got defeated. Having acquired tons of wealth,
Fernand took his discharge from the Army. He then took the title of the Count
and settled in Paris.
As A Liar And
A Wicked Person
Having amassed a huge fortune, the
count started living like a lord when he is proved as a traitor in the chamber
of Deputies, he still kept denying his charges. Even in the face of sound
evidence, he kept denying his guilt. He is a liar and a rogue.
A Violent
Death
After he is proved a traitor, he is
still not remorseful. When he is face to face with Edmond, he pulls out his
pistol to shoot him. But Albert, Beauchamp pounce on him, to snatch the pistol
from him. In the struggle the pistol goes off and the Count of Morcerf, shoots
himself. Thus Monte Cristo is avenged.
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