Chapter 117
The Count's union with Haydee, whom he purchased as a child — debated for its ethics even as the text frames it as redemption.
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From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Modern readers debate the novel's treatment of slavery (Ali, Haydee), the romance between the much older Count and his ward, and whether the revenge is ultimately endorsed or critiqued.
Chapter 111
Edouard's murder by Heloise: the strongest textual evidence that Dumas critiques rather than endorses his hero's vengeance.
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Mercedes's accusation that the Count's revenge has destroyed her too — the moral counter-voice to his providential self-justification.
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