A major interpretive thread in The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre.
Dumas, Alexandre
A young sailor wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years after being framed for treason escapes captivity, discovers a vast hidden fortune, and reinvents himself as the wealthy, enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo to meticulously exact devastating revenge on every person who conspired to destroy his life, while grappling with the cost of vengeance and the remnants of his lost past.
