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Aramis is a musketeer whose real name is René d’Herblay. He is said to be an attractive man, although he largely avoids discussing women. Aramis is constantly torn between his life as a musketeer and his desire to join the church. Although the other members of the group are skeptical Aramis will ever leave the musketeers, he proves them wrong by becoming an abbé at the end of the novel. However, for much the story, Aramis is far from the perfect priest. Like the other musketeers, he is interested in drinking, gambling, and women. His mistress is Madame de Chevreuse, although he largely manages to keep their relationship a secret. Though his friends suspect he has a mistress, only d’Artagnan suspects her true identity. Additionally, Aramis is a skilled writer, and his talent gets the musketeers out of several binds. In particular, Aramis’s writing comes in handy when the musketeers need to write secret letters, which must be worded perfectly so they cannot be understood by the enemy should they be intercepted.
Aramis Quotes in The Three Musketeers
The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by Aramis or refer to Aramis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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Athos’s arrival had caused a sensation in the anteroom, for his wound was known to everyone despite all efforts to keep it a secret. The door had remained ajar, and Tréville’s words were greeted by a joyous hubbub. Two or three musketeers, carried away by enthusiasm, drew back the door curtain and looked into the study. Tréville was about to rebuke them sharply when he felt Athos’s hand tighten in his own and saw that he was about to faint.
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Chapter 8
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They were so closely united that they shared whatever they had and each was always ready to help the others, even at the risk of death. They made plans together and carried them out either individually or as a group; they were like four arms that sometimes joined in a single attack and sometimes separated to ward off danger from any direction. Four men like that could surely overcome all obstacles in their path, using either force or guile, and reach any goal they chose, no matter how distant or well defended it might be.
Chapter 9
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“All for one, one for all.”
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Aramis Quotes in The Three Musketeers
The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by Aramis or refer to Aramis. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
Athos’s arrival had caused a sensation in the anteroom, for his wound was known to everyone despite all efforts to keep it a secret. The door had remained ajar, and Tréville’s words were greeted by a joyous hubbub. Two or three musketeers, carried away by enthusiasm, drew back the door curtain and looked into the study. Tréville was about to rebuke them sharply when he felt Athos’s hand tighten in his own and saw that he was about to faint.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8
Quotes
They were so closely united that they shared whatever they had and each was always ready to help the others, even at the risk of death. They made plans together and carried them out either individually or as a group; they were like four arms that sometimes joined in a single attack and sometimes separated to ward off danger from any direction. Four men like that could surely overcome all obstacles in their path, using either force or guile, and reach any goal they chose, no matter how distant or well defended it might be.
Chapter 9
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“All for one, one for all.”
