Name: The Three Musketeers
Author: Alexandre Dumas, père

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The Cast

D’Artagnan

Main · King’s Musketeers

A proud young Gascon arrives with a yellow horse, a long sword, and a temper large enough to change his life.

Locations

D’Artagnan Family Home in Gascony

family home

A broke noble family sends a boy into France with a yellow horse, a long sword, and far more pride than money.

Passage

A father's blessing becomes a dare: can courage alone win a young noble's future?

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The Author’s Pen

A Father’s Charge

“My son,” said the old Gascon gentleman, in that pure Béarn _patois_ of which Henry IV. could never rid himself, “this horse was born in the house of your father about thirteen years ago, and has remained in it ever since, which ought to make you love it. Never sell it; allow it to die tranquilly and honorably of old age, and if you make a campaign with it, take as much care of it as you would of an old servant. At court, provided you have ever the honor to go there,” continued M. d’Artagnan the elder, “—an honor to which, remember, your ancient nobility gives you the right—sustain worthily your name of gentleman, which has been worthily borne by your ancestors for five hundred years, both for your own sake and the sake of those who belong to you. By the latter I mean your relatives and friends. Endure nothing from anyone except Monsieur the Cardinal and the king. It is by his courage, please observe, by his courage alone, that a gentleman can make his way nowadays. Whoever hesitates for a second perhaps allows the bait to escape which during that exact second fortune held out to him. You are young. You ought to be brave for two reasons: the first is that you are a Gascon, and the second is that you are my son. Never fear quarrels, but seek adventures.

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A father with almost nothing to give hands over a code of conduct instead of money. Old d'Artagnan is sending his son to seek his fortune in Paris, and what he has to offer is an aging horse he forbids him to sell and a name five hundred years old. Notice the whole worldview packed into "endure nothing from anyone except Monsieur the Cardinal and the king": this is advice guaranteed to start fights, and the father delivers it as calmly as his instructions about the horse. Courage here is not a virtue so much as a way to grab opportunity before it vanishes, which is exactly the reckless, quarrel-hunting boy Paris is about to meet.

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The Plot

The Road from GasconyThree Duels, One BrotherhoodA Mousetrap in ParisThe Cardinal’s Diamond TrapFour Men Ride for CalaisTwelve Studs at the BalletThe Empty PavilionThe Tale of the Branded WifeEight Thousand Livres for GloryThe Game in Milady’s HousePoison in the Anjou WineBehind the StovepipeMilady Turns Her JailerThe Convent at BéthuneJudgment on the River Lys

The Cast

D’ArtagnanAthosPorthosAramisMilady de WinterCardinal RichelieuQueen AnneGeorge Villiers, Duke of BuckinghamConstance BonacieuxRochefort, the Man of MeungM. de TrévilleMonsieur BonacieuxKing Louis XIIILord de WinterJohn FeltonKittyMadame CoquenardMadame de ChevreusePlanchetThe Cardinal’s GuardsThe King’s MusketeersLa PorteChancellor SéguierComte de WardesCoquenardExecutioner of LilleBonacieux’s Abductors and Cardinal AgentsThe Huguenots of La RochelleGrimaudMousquetonBazinD’Artagnan the ElderMme. D’ArtagnanHost of the Jolly MillerJussacThe Duke’s JewelerMilady’s English GuardsThe Abbess and Nuns at BéthuneHost of the Red Dovecot InnRichelieu’s Esquire and MessengerThe MendicantEnglish Officers at Portsmouth

Locations

Aramis’s Lodging and StudyArmentières and the River Lys Execution SiteAthos’s LodgingBallet of La Merlaison Court SpaceBastille and Interrogation SpaceBastion Saint-GervaisBonacieux HouseholdBuckingham’s Residence and English Court OrbitCalais and the Channel CrossingCarmelite Convent at BéthuneCarmes-Deschaux Duel GroundCoquenard HouseholdD’Artagnan Family Home in GasconyD’Artagnan’s Paris LodgingEnglish Coast Escape RouteFort l’Evêque Prison OrbitHostelry of the Jolly MillerLa RochelleLa Rochelle Siege CampLondonLord de Winter’s English Estate and PrisonM. de Tréville’s HôtelMeungMilady’s RoomsParisPorthos’s LodgingPortsmouthQueen Anne’s ApartmentsRed Dovecot InnRoad from Tarbes to MeungRoad to EnglandThe Louvre and Royal CourtThe Pavilion Rendezvous SiteThe Stovepipe RoomTréville’s Antechamber and Cabinet

Objects of Note

Aramis’s HandkerchiefAramis’s LettersAramis’s Thesis and Religious PapersCampaign MountsConstance’s Poisoned GlassD’Artagnan’s Father’s Letter to M. de TrévilleD’Artagnan’s SwordFelton’s KnifeLord de Winter’s Prison KeysMilady’s Branded ShoulderMilady’s Sapphire RingMme. D’Artagnan’s Wound Balsam RecipeMusketeer EquipmentPorthos’s BaldricQueen Anne’s Diamond StudsRichelieu’s Written AuthorizationThe Anjou WineThe Execution Boat and River InstrumentsThe Executioner’s Red CloakThe Fifteen Crowns and Small PurseThe Red Dovecot StovepipeThe Severed and Missing Diamond StudsThe Yellow Horse

Core Concepts

Chosen loyalty becomes moral complicityPerformed identity protects and imprisons the hidden selfPersonal courage resists power only to be absorbed by itPrivate desire becomes public dangerRevenge punishes injury without restoring what was lostSmall objects carry power farther than swordsWomen drive the action while men inherit the legend

The Author's Pen

Laughing At The HorseA Duel Set At NoonThree Duels Awaiting One ManWe Are FourThe Four InseparablesSwearing Against the CardinalBonacieux's Apartment WatchedDArtagnan Thinks of Mme BonacieuxBuckingham Accepts DArtagnanThe Queen's Parting GiftRichelieu's Letter to MiladyThe Demand for the DiamondsLove As GuaranteeThe Queen's SecretDawn Loosens Their FearPorthos Left To DuelBuckingham Reads the LetterBuckingham’s Secret ChapelThe Queen's Diamond StudsThe Ring Through the TapestryThe Mysterious LetterPlanchet Suspects BonacieuxPlanchet Defends His PrudenceQuit Paris At OncePorthos Waits at ChantillyAramis Renounces RenunciationThe Branded CountessThe Cost of CampaignD’Artagnan’s Double UneasinessA Miserly DinnerA Forged Love LetterLove Under a False NameInsult Instead of FaintingD’Artagnan’s Narrow EscapeSelling The Sapphire RingThe Chaillot SnareThe Cardinal Knows EverythingWho Sent the WineThe Cannon Interrupts The BanquetThe Cardinal at the InnAthos Hears MiladyAthos Must Be GoneAthos Returns to the InnAthos Reveals His SecretFelton Believes MiladySuspended Above the PatrolFelton Kills BuckinghamToo Late ReunitedMilady Put on TrialThe Justice of GodThe Refused Commission

Plot point 01

The Road from Gascony

A penniless Gascon boy rides toward Paris on a ridiculous yellow horse, carrying fifteen crowns, a letter of introduction, and his father’s one commandment: never tolerate an insult. Before he even reaches the city, the letter is stolen and the insult arrives.

Objects of Note

D’Artagnan’s Father’s Letter to M. de Tréville

A folded letter carries D'Artagnan's whole future, until Meung swallows it.

The Cast

Athos

Main · King’s Musketeers

A grave musketeer carries himself like a noble ruin, calm enough to frighten people before he draws his sword.

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The plot of The Three Musketeers

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The Road from Gascony
Three Duels, One Brotherhood
A Mousetrap in Paris
The Cardinal’s Diamond Trap
Four Men Ride for Calais
Twelve Studs at the Ballet
The Empty Pavilion
The Tale of the Branded Wife
Eight Thousand Livres for Glory
The Game in Milady’s House

The author's pen in The Three Musketeers

The passages themselves, Alexandre Dumas, père's own words, as Literah maps it.

A Father’s Chargech. 1
Laughing At The Horsech. 1
A Duel Set At Noonch. 4
Three Duels Awaiting One Manch. 5
We Are Fourch. 5
The Four Inseparablesch. 7
Swearing Against the Cardinalch. 9
Bonacieux's Apartment Watchedch. 10
DArtagnan Thinks of Mme Bonacieuxch. 11
Buckingham Accepts DArtagnanch. 11
The Queen's Parting Giftch. 12
Richelieu's Letter to Miladych. 14
The Demand for the Diamondsch. 17
Love As Guaranteech. 18
The Queen's Secretch. 19
Dawn Loosens Their Fearch. 20
Porthos Left To Duelch. 20
Buckingham Reads the Letterch. 20
Buckingham’s Secret Chapelch. 21
The Queen's Diamond Studsch. 22

The characters of The Three Musketeers

Who is who, as Literah maps it.

D’Artagnanmajor
Athosmajor
Porthosmajor
Aramismajor
Milady de Wintermajor
Cardinal Richelieumajor
Queen Annemajor
George Villiers, Duke of Buckinghammajor
Constance Bonacieuxmajor
Rochefort, the Man of Meungsupporting
M. de Trévillesupporting
Monsieur Bonacieuxsupporting
King Louis XIIIsupporting
Lord de Wintersupporting
John Feltonsupporting
Kittysupporting

The locations in The Three Musketeers

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D’Artagnan Family Home in Gasconyfamily home
Road from Tarbes to Meungroad
Meungtown
Hostelry of the Jolly Millerinn
Pariscity
M. de Tréville’s Hôtelhôtel
Tréville’s Antechamber and Cabinetantechamber
Carmes-Deschaux Duel Grounddueling ground
The Louvre and Royal Courtpalace
Queen Anne’s Apartmentsroyal apartments
D’Artagnan’s Paris Lodginglodging
Bonacieux Householdhousehold
Bastille and Interrogation Spaceprison
Fort l’Evêque Prison Orbitprison orbit

The core concepts in The Three Musketeers

What the book keeps returning to, as Literah maps it.

Chosen loyalty becomes moral complicity
Private desire becomes public danger
Small objects carry power farther than swords
Performed identity protects and imprisons the hidden self
Women drive the action while men inherit the legend
Personal courage resists power only to be absorbed by it
Revenge punishes injury without restoring what was lost

The objects of note in The Three Musketeers

The things that carry meaning, as Literah maps it.

D’Artagnan’s Father’s Letter to M. de Tréville
The Yellow Horse
D’Artagnan’s Sword
The Fifteen Crowns and Small Purse
Mme. D’Artagnan’s Wound Balsam Recipe
Porthos’s Baldric
Aramis’s Handkerchief
Aramis’s Letters
Aramis’s Thesis and Religious Papers
Queen Anne’s Diamond Studs
The Severed and Missing Diamond Studs
Milady’s Sapphire Ring
Milady’s Branded Shoulder
Richelieu’s Written Authorization

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