When it comes to The Count of Monte Cristo, a lot has been said about his quest for revenge and how it consumes him, or almost consumes him, or consumes three quarters of him, or whatever. I'm going to choose violence and say that I believe Edmond deserved his vengeance (go fuck them up, Edmond), but also I think it would be interesting to explore what would have happened had he not started on his revenge. What if he just rewarded the Morrels and left everyone else alone, let Mercedes go on living with Fernand etc. How do you think the story would go?














