On the day of his wedding, Dantès is framed by jealous rivals and sent to the Château d'If , a brutal island prison. He remains there for 14 years.
Dantès' former fiancée who, believing him dead, married his betrayer, Fernand.
A greedy shipmate who orchestrated the framing of Dantès; he later becomes a wealthy banker.
While imprisoned, he meets Abbé Faria , an Italian priest who educates him in multiple languages and sciences. Before his death, Faria reveals the location of a vast treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo .