When does Chapter 4 of The Count of Monte Cristo take place?
Chapter 4 occurs in the same setting that Chapter 3 does, and is merely a continuation of that previous chapter but after Edmond and Mercedes have left the location. In Chapter 3, the characters meet Caderousse and Danglars drinking and join them at a table outside an inn, as the following quote from Chapter 3 demonstrates:
The young man stopped suddenly, looked around him, and perceived Caderousse sitting at table with Danglars, under an arbor.
This is where the action of Chapter 4 occurs, as the young men discuss their different reactions and feelings to the forthcoming marriage between Edmond and Mercedes, and how they are going to do their best to try and ruin the chances of happiness that Edmond and Mercedes have out of petty envy and spite. Towards the end of the chapter, the three men leave and it is clear that something has been set in motion...
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by Danglars that he is quite proud of, as he talks in the final line about this stratagem now "effecting its purpose unassisted." The apparently innocent setting of a table outside an inn has been converted into something more sinister.
What is the setting of The Count of Monte Cristo?
This question can be answered in two ways.
First, when it comes to setting from a temporal point of view, the story takes place during the time of the decline of Napoleon's empire. More precisely, the story starts in 1815 and it ends in 1844.
Second, when it comes to location, the story mostly takes place in Paris. Most of the major events of the book are in Paris, which make sense because the Count of Monte Cristo (Edmond) is reintroduced into society as a wealthy nobleman.
Other places are also important. Marseilles is where Edmond is from. This is his hometown, where his father was and died as well as where he fell in love with Mercedes. This is also where he was framed.
Rome, Greece, and Constantinople also play important roles. For example, Edmond emerged in Rome after nearly a decade (after his escape) and makes friends with Albert de Morcerf, who in turn introduced him to Parisian society.
I will answer this to the best of my abilities, but you are a little vague in your question. Are you asking the setting of the story, The Count of Monte Cristo? Most films (and again, which film? There have been several adaptations) are fairly faithful to the overall story. I know of the settings of the book, which should help you.
The story begins in Marseille, France. Dantes is imprisoned on the isle of If a few miles offshore. He escapes and ends up on the island of Monte Cristo. He then moves to Rome, Italy before relocating to Paris, France and finally ending in Rome. At the end, Dantes moves towards Parts Unknown after he has had his revenge.
You also had "the question is about the movie review", but which review? The review on this site? A professional review, amateur? My understanding is that most reviews spend most of the time reviewing the story the film puts forth. The settings of The Count of Monte Cristo, while varied, could easily be set elsewhere and not have that much effect on the overall story. Dantes could still have his revenge if he were imprisoned in an English prison just as easily as a French one. I hope I have answered your question.
Where does "The Count of Monte Cristo" take place?
In the exposition of "The Count of Monte Cristo," the setting is Marseille, France, in the south of the country on the Mediterranean coast. The prison, the Chateau d'If, is off this coast, as is the Isle of Monte Cristo.
Later, after he gains freedom, Edmund Dantes travels extensively to the Far East and other exotic places in the Middle East. Years later when he has the information he needs to enact his revenge, Dantes returns to France, particularly the Parisian area where his enemies reside during the brief time that Louis XVIII has regained the throne from the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte. There is also some action in Rome, as well.