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Alexandre Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Plot outline by Auguste Maquet

Early 19th-century Europe, France.
Dantès the protagonist, a young sailor, is cruelly betrayed and wrongfully imprisoned.
Finally breaking free, he uses a hard-earned treasure to accelerate his plans for vengeance.
Re-entering Paris, he dazzles society with wealth and charm.
Weaving subtle schemes, he tests the morals of those around him.
New allies and rivals emerge, shaping the path of his journey.

Volume III Chapter 55, 56, 57
00:30 55 Major Cavalcanti visits Monte Cristo, guided by Abbe Busoni’s instructions, to reunite with his long-lost son. He reveals his late wife Olivia and a retroactive marriage making their son Andrea legitimate and heir.
23:08 56 Monte Cristo instructs the younger man to pose as Andrea Cavalcanti, the Major’s long-lost son. He provides both men with forged papers, fine clothes, and invites them to his Saturday dinner.
49:58 57 Valentine and Maximilien meet secretly, lamenting her forced marriage and family greed. Eugénie wishes for artistic freedom. Valentine distrusts Monte Cristo despite Maximilien’s faith, urging secrecy in their forbidden love.

Main Characters
Edmond Dantès / Count of Monte Cristo – Orchestrates the central schemes of justice and revenge, observing and manipulating events in Paris.
Gérard de Villefort – Ambitious royal prosecutor whose household intrigues and past actions against Dantès drive the main conflict in this volume.
Valentine de Villefort – Villefort’s virtuous daughter, central to the household subplot and the target of scheming characters.
Heloïse de Villefort – Villefort’s ruthless second wife, scheming to advance her own family’s interests and create tension in the household.
Noirtier de Villefort – Paralyzed father whose intellect and eye-based communication continue to influence decisions within the Villefort household.
Maximilien Morrel – Loyal suitor to Valentine, representing virtue and directly involved in protecting her and supporting the emotional core of the subplot.
Albert de Morcerf – Present in Paris, socially prominent, manipulated by Monte Cristo, and part of key social observations and schemes.
Bertuccio – Monte Cristo’s agent, whose knowledge of Villefort’s hidden crimes and investigative work enables parts of the revenge plot.

Costa's Wordbook
Frog n an ornamental coat fastener or braid consisting of a spindle-shaped button and a loop through which it passes
Alicante - luxurious, old-world vintage, south of spain; a strong, sweet red dessert wine, somewhat similar to port or Madeira. It was popular among the European upper classes and often served after meals
Marchioness n the wife or widow of a marquess 侯爵夫人 (Mar sian ness)
Notwithstanding conj in spite of
Perbacco - ita, gosh, my, golly
O peccato! - ita, O sin!
Baptismal adj relating to the Christian rite of baptism
Curé n a parish priest in a French-speaking country (french, Cure ray)

Surety n a person who takes responsibility for another's performance of an undertaking, for example their appearing in court or paying a debt; money given to support an undertaking that someone will perform a duty, pay their debts, a guarantee 擔保人 (Shur rity)
Phaeton n a light, open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage (Fey ton)

Sabring (Sabre) v arch. cut down or wound with a sabre (Say bring)
Banditti pl n bandit (Ban dit ti)
Reciprocity n the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another (re sip Pros city)
Pretension n a claim or assertion of a claim to something; the use of affectation to impress, pretentiousness
Cabriolet n arch. a light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, drawn by one horse; a car with a roof that folds down (Cab brio lay)
Bouillotte - fr, an 18th-century French gambling card game of the Revolution based on Brelan, very popular during the 19th century in France and again for some years from 1830. It was also popular in America. The game is regarded as one of the games that influenced the open-card stud variation in poker. (Boo e yote)

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