Gérard de Villefort
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Gérard de Villefort is the ambitious and morally compromised public prosecutor in Alexandre Dumas’ novel *The Count of Monte Cristo*, whose role in Edmond Dantès’ wrongful imprisonment makes him one of the story’s central antagonists.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gérard de Villefort canonical | 6 |
| Villefort | 2 |
| Villefort – James Frain | 1 |
| de Villefort | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Count of Monte Cristo
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Château d’If
ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Edmond Dantès ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| creator | Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| daughter | Valentine de Villefort ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gérard de Villefort
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de Villefort
|
| fate | driven insane by the downfall of his family ⓘ |
| father |
Benedetto
ⓘ
Noirtier de Villefort ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Count of Monte Cristo universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1844 ⓘ |
| fullName | Gérard de Villefort self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | historical adventure novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Gérard ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally compromised ⓘ |
| motivation |
ambition
ⓘ
desire to protect his career ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to bury his illegitimate child alive
ⓘ
destroys a letter that could exonerate Edmond Dantès ⓘ imprisons Edmond Dantès in the Château d’If ⓘ orders the imprisonment of Edmond Dantès without trial ⓘ |
| notableWork | prosecution of Edmond Dantès ⓘ |
| occupation |
deputy crown prosecutor
ⓘ
public prosecutor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Procureur du Roi at Marseille
ⓘ
Procureur du Roi at Paris ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Benedetto
ⓘ
Edmond Dantès ⓘ Valentine de Villefort ⓘ
surface form:
Héloïse de Villefort
Noirtier de Villefort ⓘ Renée de Saint-Méran NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine de Villefort ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
central antagonist
ⓘ
primary target of the Count of Monte Cristo’s revenge ⓘ |
| secretRelationshipWith | Madame Danglars ⓘ |
| spouse |
Héloïse de Villefort
ⓘ
Renée de Saint-Méran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
abuse of power
ⓘ
corruption of justice ⓘ retribution and revenge ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Villefort
this entity surface form:
Villefort
this entity surface form:
Villefort
this entity surface form:
Villefort – James Frain