Inside the story
Meet Gérard de Villefort
Gérard de Villefort is the ambitious deputy crown prosecutor in Marseilles, known as the King's Attorney. At the story's outset, he examines the case against Edmond Dantès and imprisons him to protect his own career, placing public duty and political advancement above justice.
On the page
At twenty-seven a handsome, pale, cold-featured magistrate with an imposing forehead and severe, controlled expression; ever rigid, dignified, and impenetrable in his dark official dress.
