A list of five interesting facts about the Count of Monte Cristo. Done in a slightly humorous style.
The Chateau d'if really wasn't so bad
Sure this wasn't exactly the four seasons, but In the book Edmund was put in an okay room complete with furniture, access to books, free time outside, and the option to purchase better food to eat. He quickly ruined this by repeatedly threatening to kill a guard, who had just stopped by to chat with him. They eventually had no choice but to put him in the dungeons.
The Abbe Faria was a real person
Their was little similarity between the two, but knowing of the real one it's not hard to see the parallels.
Mercedes married her cousin
That's right Fernand, The Count of Morcef was actually her cousin. How creepy is that? "My husband's disappeared. Now I'm bored. Guess I'll go marry my cousin and conceive a child."
It's based on a true story
That's right, the entire murderous, vengeful, treasure finding plot was based on the life of Pierre Picaud. The details are completely different but if the plot of, Falsely imprisoned by jealous friends, befriends holy man in jail, receives fortune, proceeds to kill and ruin friends lives, seems at all similar, then rest assured that you're not the only one who thought so.
Edmond and Mercedes don't end up together
That's right. "The cliche that never was," as I call it. Every movie, short story, and vague reference ends with these two lovers, fated to be together, falling into eachother's arms. The fact is, though, that things worked out quite differently in the book. How differently, you ask? Edmond, after destroying her family and ruining her husband, kindly leaves Mercedes enough money for a small apartment. Upon settling that matter Edmond sails off into the sunset, with millions of dollars in his pockets and hand in hand with his beautiful Albanian slave, Haydee. For that ending, I'd be willing to spend a few years in the Chateau myself.
