reading journal seventeen

In the Count of Monte Cristo the quote "He sat on the edge of the bed and became a prey to deep and bitter melancholy." What does this mean and how did he even get hear in the first place. I think melancholy is, well, ahhhhhhhh! I want to say he feel into to some deep sobering despair of "quite" emotions. This whole book is about the nature of revenge and ones man journey to obtain it. What happened to him was sad He was locked up in a island prison to never be seen again, on his weding day no less, but I cant help but think that to life your life full of anger a resentment is about the same as living no life at all. but at the same time I cant say I would be that wiling to forgive. What about you, could you forgive the worst thing that was ever done t you and live as if nothing happened?