Study notes: The Three Musketeers
Young d'Artagnan rides to Paris to join the King's Musketeers and, on his first day, challenges three of them to duels. Instead the four become friends and face the Cardinal's guards, a royal scandal, and the dangerous Milady. It is full of action, jokes, and loyalty.
Themes
Friendship and loyalty. Honor. Cunning against courage.
People to follow
d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Cardinal Richelieu, and Milady de Winter.
Talk about
- What makes the four friends a team?
- Why is Milady so dangerous?
- Is honor always wise?
Public-domain text. First published in 1844; Alexandre Dumas died in 1870, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.