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Monte Cristo Antagonists

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In the Count of Monte Cristo, there are three evidently defined antagonists who recur as Edmond, the protagonist, seeks out his vengeance; the antagonists include: Fernand Mondego, Baron Danglars, and to a lesser extent monsieur de Villefort. Among his antagonists, the greatest is described to be Mondego as he rivals Dantes for Mercedes and eventually succeeds when he imprisons him. Danglars, on the other hand, consociates with Mondego solely out of jealousy. Finally, Villefort is a lesser antagonist due to the fact that the only claim he had against Dantes was the possible risk he posed to his father Noirtier de Villefort. All of the following antagonists had a hand in Edmond’s folly, but each to a different degree. The various antagonists

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