General Discussion

Not in the original french but quality unabridged translations.

Yes, he lives to regret his actions. I think that's common with anti-heroes and a privilege of surviving. But Dumas intends to show us that nature has a way of balancing out. Despite his regrets, larger forces were at hand and he was fated to exact revenge.

So the question is not how Edmond could have made better choices, but how he chooses to live with/reconcile himself afterward.

There is more than one lesson to be gleaned.