1) How do allusions to Christianity contribute to the depiction of Dantès’ escape from the Château d’If?

2) Like Noirtier, Dantès assumes another identity to evade the authorities; does the physical act of disguising himself reflect a metaphorical loss of his true nature? Or is the lust for vengeance an innate element of one’s true nature?

3) What does Dantès’ conversation with the boat captain reveal about how he’s changed since being imprisoned?

Final sentence of chapter:

”But now the oath was no longer an empty threat, because the finest fully-manned sailing ship in the Mediterranean could surely not have overtaken the little tartan which was making for Leghorn at full speed.”

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