The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by

Alexandre Dumas

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Baroness Hermine Danglars Character Analysis

Married to the Baron Danglars, Hermine Danglars once had an affair with Villefort that resulted in the birth of a child, Benedetto (now called Andrea Cavalcanti). Hermine, later, has an affair with the younger society lad, Lucien Debray, and leaves the Danglars home to live a life of quiet solitude that is a mirror of Mercedes’ new, quiet life in Marseille.

Baroness Hermine Danglars Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo

The The Count of Monte Cristo quotes below are all either spoken by Baroness Hermine Danglars or refer to Baroness Hermine Danglars. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 99 Quotes

But in the end, since I myself failed and was found wanting—more profoundly perhaps than other men; well, since that time I have shaken out their clothes to discover a blemish, and I have always found it; I will say more: I have found it with joy, this evidence of human weakness and perversity.

Related Characters: M. de Villefort (speaker), Baroness Hermine Danglars
Page Number: 1077
Explanation and Analysis:
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Baroness Hermine Danglars Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo

The The Count of Monte Cristo quotes below are all either spoken by Baroness Hermine Danglars or refer to Baroness Hermine Danglars. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Justice, Revenge, and God’s Will Theme Icon
).
Chapter 99 Quotes

But in the end, since I myself failed and was found wanting—more profoundly perhaps than other men; well, since that time I have shaken out their clothes to discover a blemish, and I have always found it; I will say more: I have found it with joy, this evidence of human weakness and perversity.

Related Characters: M. de Villefort (speaker), Baroness Hermine Danglars
Page Number: 1077
Explanation and Analysis: