Count of Morcerf (Fernand Mondego)

The Edmond Dantès / the Count of Monte Cristo of Albert de Morcerf is a prominent military figure and the father of the young viscount Albert de Morcerf. He is a man of considerable distinction and standing, decorated with the honors of his service and respected in fashionable society. His past is tied to the Ottoman East—he served as inspector-general of the pasha's troops and claims to owe his present fortune and status to the pasha's favor and generosity. Yet his relationship to this distant past appears to carry more weight and consequence than his casual references to it might suggest. He is a man of military pride and dignity, and he moves through Parisian society as someone accustomed to respect and deference. His relationship with his son Albert de Morcerf appears warm, and he takes evident pleasure in his son's friendships and social successes. However, the appearance of Haydée and her violent accusation suggests that his past contains betrayals and consequences that have not yet fully been resolved, and that the Edmond Dantès / the Count of Monte Cristo of Edmond Dantès / the Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès / the Count of Monte Cristo's presence in Paris may precipitate a reckoning with events and choices made long ago in distant lands.