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Mari asked this question about The Count of Monte Cristo:
I never quite got how he was innocent. I mean sure the gang conspired to turn him in, but he broke the law all on his own. He CHOSE TO TAKE THE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL LETTER FROM A TRAITOR TO HIS GOVERNMENT! If someone had a letter from Osama Bin Laden to a bunch of ISIS sympathizers, I would make sure the government knew he was a traitor too! Even if they did it because they were jealous, he still broke the law. So?
Mari So why does he keep on saying that he is innocent, when he is NOT innocent. He KNEW he was not supposed to do it, and he did it anyhow. Even if he fel…moreSo why does he keep on saying that he is innocent, when he is NOT innocent. He KNEW he was not supposed to do it, and he did it anyhow. Even if he felt that he did it for the "right" reason, he still should be prepared to pay the price for knowingly doing illegal things. He may not have known what was in the letter, but he knew that Napoloeon was not allowed any unregulated letters of any kind, and for good reason. So, why doesn't he blame himself? And why blame Villefort, simply because Villefort decided for his own reasons not to give him the benefit of the doubt? If you do the crime, you do the time, and he DID the crime, even if he did it because of loyalty to his captain, it doesn't much matter.(less)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
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