Maximilien Morrel

Chapter 7 - The Interrogation

M. Morrel — aliases: the shipowner

Morrel intercepts Villefort on the street and earnestly pleads for the release of his first mate, Edmond Dantès, emphasizing the young man's character and innocence, only to be met with cold Royalist indifference.

Chapter 9 - The Evening of the Betrothal

M. Morrel / Morrel

M. Morrel hastens to visit friends and influential people in Marseille to intercede for Dantès, but is met with indifference and fear as the rumor of Bonapartism spreads. He returns home in despair, admitting that no one can help.

Chapter 29 - Morrel and Company

Morrel / Monsieur Morrel — aliases: shipowner

Confronted with the arrival of his creditors and the loss of his ship, Morrel admits his impending bankruptcy with heartbreaking honesty. He pays his loyal sailors with his last available funds and grants them leave, accepting his fate while receiving an unexpected reprieve from the English agent.