The Metamorphoses of Dantès in The Count of Monte CristoIn The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the main character, Edmond Dantès, wears various identities. Some have even suggested that his continued metamorphoses bordered on multiple personality disorder. These people are wrong. Although he exhibits similar symptoms, Dantes differs from people with MPD in that he is fully aware of the new identities he assumes. In fact, he makes changes intentionally. His goal in taking on new identities is to take revenge on his enemies while maintaining the innocence of Edmond Dantès. Edmond Dantès, a prosperous and happy young sailor, was wrongly imprisoned on September 15, 1815. He was sent there by four men, each of whom had a different reason to hunger for his downfall. Caderousse was guilty because of his drunken stupidity, Fernand because of his lustful desire, Danglars because of his perfidious greed, and finally Villefort because of the terrible efforts he made to protect his name. When Dantès entered prison, he was a boy of nineteen with a good and pure soul. After learning of the plot to ruin his life, he became obsessed with revenge. After his escape from Château d'If, he set out on a journey to reward those who had been good to him and right the wrongs done to him. Dantes initially succeeded in his attempt. The first person from his past that he met was Monsieur Caderousse. He went to the Caderousse inn dressed as Abbot Faria and learned what had become of the three men most responsible for his imprisonment. Caderousse did not know that the man he was speaking to was Edmond Dantès. However, one person recognized him immediately. Mercedes, his former fiancée, had never forgotten Dantès or the young love they once shared. One of the reasons why Mercedes loved him so much was the great admiration she had for him. She considered Dantès to be a gentle, honest, fair and forgiving man. Dantes wore disguises because he didn't want her to know that he had become a vengeful, angry, and indifferent person. Ultimately, however, he abandoned this aspiration because he had failed to deceive her. No one else guessed Dantes' true identity.