Make sure you find a copy that is unabridged if you haven't read this classic. Edmond Dante is without flaw, a good person and his life is ruined because of envy and unfortunate coincidence. Even when he escapes prison and finds a monumental treasure, it is years before he finds peace, I don't think he ever finds happiness. The questions it raises are: why are good people so often punished by horrible tragedies while truly bad people seemingly float through life with all the rewards this world can bestow? The other question: Dantes spends much of his life after prison seeking those who tossed into the oubliette, not to get revenge but to penalise. He believes he is the angel of God, freed from prison to do his Will by punishing these evil men. His quest eventually makes him question whether it's a sign of mania or even insanity. My conclusion was that in the end we can only try to live the best life we can and not judge for ourselves who deserves punishment or even ruin.
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