“ | You are the son of a clerk! I am not supposed to want to be you! | „ |
~ Mondego revealing his reasons for betraying Dantes |
Fernand Mondego is the main antagonist of the late Alexandre Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo and its various film adaptations. He is an aristocrat who frames Edmond Dantes for treason so he can have Dantes' lover, Mercedes, for himself.
In the 2002 film adaptation of the novel, he was portrayed by Guy Pearce.