The Count of Monte Cristo and the Goblet of Fire

By Pixel at July 8, 2007 at 9:10 pm. Filed in Uncategorized

Having just finished the Count of Monte Cristo (rather than study for the GRE), I decided to research the book (rather than study for the GRE). Apparently, even though the book itself is wonderful, I read an updated Victorian translation that left out all of the juicy subplots because they were too ‘unseemly.’

For instance,

• I had no idea that Danglars’ daughter was a lesbian and ran away with another girl.
• I also had no idea that Monte Cristo’s servant Bertuccio was the same person who had fenced illegal merchandise to Caderousse and had earlier declared a vendetta on Villefort.
• I also didn’t know that Bertuccio had saved Villefort and Mm Danglars’ illegitimate son (who later became Bennedetto who later became Andrea de Cavalcanti).
• … The previous three points taken together add a new layer of creepiness when you realize that Andrea de Cavalcanti was essentially hitting on (and possibly sleeping with) his lesbian half-sister.

Craziness. The Count of Monte Cristo truly was the greatest melodrama before daytime television.

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