The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas
Characters in The Count of Monte Cristo
24 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Edmond Dantès
A young sailor wrongfully imprisoned who escapes to reinvent himself as the Count of Monte Cristo and exact revenge.
Antagonists
Fernand Mondego
A rival for Mercédès who helps engineer Dantès's downfall.
Villefort
A prosecutor who condemns Dantès to protect his own career.
Supporting characters
Mercédès
Dantès's fiancée, whose life takes a very different course after his disappearance.
Danglars
A jealous crewmate whose ambition sets the betrayal in motion.
Abbé Faria
The imprisoned scholar who educates Dantès and reveals the treasure of Monte Cristo.
Giovanni Bertuccio
Luigi Vampa
Haydée
Albert de Morcerf
Gérard de Villefort
Valentine de Villefort
Noirtier de Villefort
Héloïse de Villefort
Pierre Morrel
Maximilien Morrel
Franz d'Épinay
Eugénie Danglars
Hermine Danglars
Benedetto
Gaspar Kadrus
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
Vassiliki Kontaxi