The Madness of Abbe Faria

okay seriously, im doing this for my own sake so i can at least try to keep everything clear in my head. The are:

Baron Danglars (banker) and Baroness Danglars (gambler), and their daughter Mademoisselle Eugenie Danglars who is to be married to Albert de Morcerf.

Monsieur de Villefort (crown prosecutor) and Madame de Villefort, and their son Edouard de Villefort, and Monsieur de Villefort's daughter by an earlier marriage, Mademoisselle Valentine de Noirtier (who is slated to marry Monsieur Franz de Quesnel, Baron d'Epinay). Also, Monsieur de Villefort's invalid father (who used to be a Bonapartist), Monsieur Noirtier.

Count de Morcerf (former military man turned statesman) and Countess de Morcerf, and their son Albert de Morcerf who, like ive said, is to marry Mademoisselle Eugenie Danglars.

Monsieur and Madame Morrel, their daughter Julie Morrel, and their son Maximillien Morrel (who happens to be hopelessly in love with Mademoisselle Valentine)

And of course our famous Count of Monte Cristo who is also Abbe Busoni, Lord Wilmore, Sinbad the Sailor, and (most importantly) Edmond Dantes. And with him we'll note his good friend and tutor, Abbe Faria.

As a supporting cast we have:

The Marquis de Saint Meran and his wife; Monsieur Lucien Debray (lover of Madame Danglars); Monsieur Franz d'Epinay (connosieur of Europe and wealthy young man); Countess G-- (dont ask me why she's referred to like that); Haydee (Monte Cristo's Greek 'lady friend'); Bertuccio (Monte Cristo's dedicated servant); Ali (Monte Cristo's mute slave); Caderousse, his wife La Caraconte; Joannes (the jeweler who visits the greedy couple); Emmanuel (Julie Morrel's honest husband); Cocles (the Morrels' steadfast accountant); Penelon (former sailor of the Phaeron); Luigi Vampa (the bandit), and his wife/lifelong friend Teresa; Benedetto (a long lost son to two families); and two Cavalcantis who are not really Cavalcantis.

And there are people whose names i dont remember: Monsieur Noirtier's servant, Bertuccio's wife, the telegraphist, the actors mentioned at the opera, the man who runs the hotel in Rome, the two men who were supposed to be put to death, and who knows who else.

The story that weaves all of these people together among tales of religion, ideology, toxicology, betrayal, secrecy, drug use, and (most importantly) love, is quite a read. And im only 750 pages in. oh and remember, i did this for my own benefit.