Q19: Strengths and Weaknesses

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the novel?  (Keep in mind, while you are answering, that you are not reading it in the original language.  To what extent can you blame or praise the translators?)

Q18: Transformation

In your opinion, what causes Dantes' final transformation?  Support your answer!

Q17: Valentine

In what ways does Valentine's situation mirror Dantes'?

Q16: Haydee

What is Haydee's significance in the novel?

Q15: International Politics

How does international politics factor into the plot of the novel?  In your opinion, what observations (if any) is Dumas making about globalization?

Q14: More Disguise

What is the significance of disguise within the novel?  What is Dumas saying, in your opinion?

Q13: Disguise

In which ways is an abbé the perfect disguise for Dantes?  In which ways not?