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Bijeenkomst 1: Volume 1

1. How much responsibility does Caderousse bear for staying silent under pressure?
2. What makes Villefort's choice of ambition over mercy especially troubling?
3. What does Faria's refusal to kill suggest about the limits people should set when seeking freedom?

Bijeenkomst 2: Volume 2

4. What does turning a plea for release into evidence against a prisoner suggest about official power?
5. How fair is Monte Cristo's insistence that Bertuccio accompany him to a property that distresses him?
6. What does the banker's changed welcome suggest about the relationship between wealth and respect?

Bijeenkomst 3: Volume 3

7. How should we understand Haydée's choice to stay when Monte Cristo offers her freedom?
8. Does Noirtier's use of inheritance protect Valentine's freedom or impose another kind of family control?
9. What does the paid agreement between two strangers suggest about the family ties Parisian society accepts?

Bijeenkomst 4: Volume 4

10. What does Villefort's request for secrecy suggest about his priorities when his household faces suspected poisoning?
11. How should Mercédès's plea for her son weigh against the count's desire for revenge?
12. Is Albert's public withdrawal of his accusation a stronger act than pursuing the duel?

Bijeenkomst 5: Volume 5

13. How does Eugénie's departure with Louise challenge the idea that a ruined engagement must be a disaster?
14. Is Monte Cristo's request for a month's delay a fair response to Maximilian's despair?
15. How should Villefort's family deaths change our judgment of Monte Cristo's revenge?

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