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The Three Peers Sparknotes

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The story of The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas, follows the epic tale of D’Artagnan, a young and noble man who is incredibly skilled with a sword, and his quest to become a member of the the Musketeers. He later meets three other musketeers who aid him in his journey, one of which is far more mysterious and saddened than the rest named Athos who later reveals that he was hurt by a woman who used love to blind him of her true intention to steal from his family. Through D'artagnan's journey, he uses similar tactics on several women to gather information on the whereabouts of his kidnapped mistress and quickly neglects them and their feelings. When he finally finds her, she is laying on the floor poisoned by one of the women he …show more content…

This idea of the main character being so close to achieving love but falling short causes the theme of love being rare to illuminate. Alexandre Dumas’ conjured characters, D’Artagnan and Athos, help depict his vision of love being something that hurts the lover through the use of character personality. Athos, the mysterious musketeer, drinks solemnly while his companions laugh and make jokes, and despite his age being much younger than his companions, he acts much older and mature. For the longest time there was no explanation for his troubles until he finally spills his past about his one and only lover. After explaining that the woman he loved deceived him for his riches he explains, “I tied her hands behind her back and hung her from a tree. I murdered her. That cured me me of beautiful, poetic and amorous women” (253). From upon initial confrontation to Athos, the reader finally understands the reasons for Athos’ contrasting personalities with his friends. He poured his love out for another women who used it to blind him of her true intentions. He kills his love and is permanently scarred in terms of his character being forever changed to the dark and saddened man the reader sees today. Not only do we see that love is a force that hurts but also the character again see’s how rare love truly is. D'Artagnan is not invulnerable to love’s ability to hurt either. Though throughout the novel, D’Artagnan’s composure is a headstrong,

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