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A Most Dangerous Conspirator (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 14 – Part 2)
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Dangerous. Mad. Devil. These are the labels that bury men alive.
As the inspector’s visit to the Château d’If continues, we meet two prisoners: one feared, one mocked. The first—unnamed—is considered so violent that his descent into madness is seen as a mercy. The second, a laughing priest, is introduced as comic relief. But behind the farce lies a grim truth: this is a system where identity is imposed from above, and madness is the only way out. In this passage, Dumas sharpens his satire, showing us how bureaucracy weaponizes detachment.
Topics Covered:
•Bureaucracy as performance and survival
•The inspector’s shallow “philanthropy”
•Carceral labels and the politics of identity
•First reference to Abbé Faria
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