D’Artagnan Character Analysis in The Three Musketeers

D’Artagnan is a young man from Gascony who leaves his childhood home for Paris to become a musketeer. D’Artagnan is handsome, intelligent, and brave, which makes him a perfect candidate for M. de Tréville’s musketeers. However, before he can become a musketeer, he must prove himself worthy. Before long, d’Artagnan gets entangled with all manner of political intrigue along with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Despite his young age, d’Artagnan often acts as the leader of the group. Although he’s largely a heroic character, d’Artagnan is not without his faults. He can be selfish and manipulative, as when he uses Kitty’s affection for him to get revenge on Milady. However, for much of the novel, d’Artagnan is a classic hero and his trials and tribulations eventually earn him the title of musketeer. Like his fellow musketeers, love is constantly on d’Artagnan’s mind, and he eventually finds love with Madame Bonacieux. After performing a daring feat on Madame Bonacieux’s behalf, d’Artagnan starts a formal romance with her, although the two of them are separated for the majority of the novel. Eventually, d’Artagnan is reunited with his love, but he arrives a moment too late: Milady has already poisoned Madame Bonacieux and she dies. As such, d’Artagnan’s narrative arc ends on a depressing note; unlike most heroes he does not save the damsel in distress, and in the story’s closing pages, he is left feeling isolated.

D’Artagnan Quotes in The Three Musketeers

The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by D’Artagnan or refer to D’Artagnan. 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:

Fight duels at the drop of a hat, especially since duels are forbidden: that means it takes twice as much courage to fight one.

Related Characters: D’Artagnan’s father (speaker), D’Artagnan, Rochefort

Page Number and Citation: 3

Explanation and Analysis:

And, as His Majesty had predicted, the cardinal was furious, so furious that for a week he did not come to the king’s card game. This did not prevent the king from greeting him graciously whenever they met, and saying in his most sympathetic tone, “Tell me about those two poor guards of yours, Bernajoux and Jussac. How are they doing?

Related Characters: Cardinal Richelieu, King Louis XIII, D’Artagnan

Page Number and Citation: 71

Explanation and Analysis:

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.

Related Characters: D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis

Page Number and Citation: 81

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“All for one, one for all.”

Related Characters: D’Artagnan (speaker), Athos, Porthos, Aramis

Page Number and Citation: 94

Explanation and Analysis:

He was thinking about Madame Bonacieux. For an apprentice musketeer, she was almost an amorous ideal: besides being young, pretty, and mysterious, she knew nearly all the secrets of the court, which gave her face a charming look of gravity, and she was suspected of not being insensitive to masculine attentions, which is an irresistible attraction for young men with little experience in love. Furthermore, d’Artagnan had rescued her from the demons who wanted to search her and mistreat her, and this had given her one of those feelings of gratitude that can easily develop into something more tender.

Related Characters: D’Artagnan, Madame Bonacieux

Page Number and Citation: 105

Explanation and Analysis:

“Yes, Your Grace, because now that there’s talk of war, I must admit that I see you only as an Englishman and therefore as an enemy whom I’d rather meet on a battlefield than in Windsor Park or the halls of the Louvre. That won’t prevent me from doing everything in my power to carry out my mission; I’m prepared to die for it if necessary. But you have no more reason to feel grateful to me for what I’m doing now than for what I did the first time we met.”

Related Characters: D’Artagnan (speaker), The Duke of Buckingham

Page Number and Citation: 214

Explanation and Analysis:

But now he suddenly realized the advantages he could gain from the love that Kitty had candidly confessed to him: he would be able to intercept letters addressed to Count de Wardes, get useful information from Kitty, and have access at any time to her bedroom, which adjoined Milady’s. The treacherous young man was already planning to sacrifice Kitty in order to make Milady give in to him, willingly or unwillingly.

Related Characters: D’Artagnan, Kitty

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Page Number and Citation: 344

Explanation and Analysis:

And since every good deed has its reward, d’Artagnan’s leniency had the effect of giving him back the peace of mind he had lost. He felt there was no longer any need for him to worry, because one of his two attackers was dead and the other was now devoted to him.

His serenity proved one thing: he did not yet know Milady.

Related Characters: D’Artagnan

Page Number and Citation: 416

Explanation and Analysis:

“Monseigneur,” Milady interrupted, “I’ll trade you a life for a life, a man for a man; rid me of this one and I’ll rid you of the other.”

Related Characters: Cardinal Richelieu, Athos, D’Artagnan, The Duke of Buckingham

Page Number and Citation: 438

Explanation and Analysis:

“The bearer of this letter has acted under my orders and for the good of the state.

Richelieu”

Related Characters: Cardinal Richelieu (speaker), D’Artagnan, Athos

Page Number and Citation: 457

Explanation and Analysis:

“We are conspirators, Monseigneur,” said Athos, “but as you saw the other morning, we conspire against the enemy.”

Related Characters: Athos (speaker), Cardinal Richelieu, D’Artagnan

Page Number and Citation: 502

Explanation and Analysis:

She sat motionless, her eyes glowing with murderous hatred. Now and then an angry sound like the low growl of a tigress rose from deep inside her and mingled with the roar of the waves breaking against the cliff on which the forbidding castle stood.

Related Characters: Lord de Winter, D’Artagnan

Page Number and Citation: 508

Explanation and Analysis:

“You’re young,” said Athos. “Your bitter memories still have time to turn to sweet ones.”

Related Characters: Athos (speaker), D’Artagnan

Page Number and Citation: 634

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D’Artagnan Character Timeline in The Three Musketeers

The timeline below shows where the character D’Artagnan appears in The Three Musketeers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

The rider—whose name is d’Artagnan—knows that the townsfolk already do not like him or his horse. He didn’t want to... (full context)

Because of his father’s advice, d’Artagnan is always on edge and assumes everyone wants to fight him, even if they are... (full context)

Furious, d’Artagnan pulls out his sword to initiate a duel. Exasperated, the man does the same. He... (full context)

To avoid further trouble, the innkeeper takes d’Artagnan inside to attend to his wounds. While d’Artagnan is passed out, the stranger asks the... (full context)

In the meantime, the innkeeper rushes to d’Artagnan and tells him to leave. He assumes the stranger is leaving because d’Artagnan is still... (full context)

Because the stranger is gone anyway, the innkeeper allows d’Artagnan to stay at the inn for a crown per night. Because d’Artagnan is injured, the... (full context)

D’Artagnan leaves the inn and makes his way to Paris. Once in Paris, he sells his... (full context)

Like d’Artagnan, M. de Tréville grew up poor. He made his way to the top of the... (full context)

...a levee where hundreds of people come before him to seek favors. On the day d’Artagnan arrives to see him, his residence is especially chaotic. D’Artagnan makes his way through the... (full context)

As d’Artagnan continues on his way to M. de Tréville, he runs into more musketeers who are... (full context)

D’Artagnan’s eye is first drawn to Porthos, the largest of the musketeers and the most elaborately... (full context)

...ends when M. de Tréville’s servant returns and quiets them down. Then, the servant takes d’Artagnan to see M. de Tréville. (full context)

When d’Artagnan enters M. de Tréville’s antechamber, the leader of the musketeers is in a bad mood.... (full context)

...Athos is okay, M. de Tréville dismisses the other two musketeers, leaving him alone with d’Artagnan. (full context)

While all of the drama with the three musketeers went on, d’Artagnan simply stood still and watched, embarrassed that he was privy to these seemingly personal events.... (full context)

However, M. de Tréville offers to help d’Artagnan in other ways. Namely, he promises to give him a letter, which will allow him... (full context)

Charitable though he is, M. de Tréville does note that he is surprised d’Artagnan didn’t come bearing a letter from his father. D’Artagnan then relates the story of what... (full context)

Before d’Artagnan leaves, M. de Tréville presents d’Artagnan with his letter for the Royal Academy. As d’Artagnan... (full context)

D’Artagnan departs M. de Tréville’s antechamber angry and determined to find the stranger who stole his... (full context)

Before d’Artagnan can leave M. de Tréville’s residence, he collides with another musketeer. This time it is... (full context)

Still eager to find the stranger, d’Artagnan begins asking around town whether anyone has seen him. However, he has no luck. Eventually,... (full context)

D’Artagnan approaches the four men and immediately realizes that he is not welcome. Nonetheless, he bends... (full context)

...don’t believe him. Soon afterward, their conversation ends, and Aramis goes off on his own. D’Artagnan follows him and tries to make amends. However, Aramis is still annoyed and so he... (full context)

D’Artagnan makes his way to the Carmes-Deschaux monastery for his first duel with Athos. He doesn’t... (full context)

D’Artagnan arrives exactly on time at the monastery, where he finds Athos. Athos tells him that... (full context)

...All three musketeers are surprised to learn that they each have a duel scheduled with d’Artagnan. As they sort out the details of what happened, d’Artagnan is polite and doesn’t reveal... (full context)

At a quarter past noon, d’Artagnan and Athos are about to begin their duel when they are stopped by the cardinal’s... (full context)

A fight breaks out between the cardinal’s men, d’Artagnan, and the musketeers. Everyone fights one on one except Aramis, who fights two men at... (full context)

...Instead, he insists that the cardinal’s men started the fight. According to M. de Tréville, d’Artagnan and his friends simply went to the Carmes-Deschaux to have a picnic when they were... (full context)

...the king’s guard for a long time, and this is nothing new for them. However, d’Artagnan is overjoyed and sees this moment as a life-changing event. The morning before they are... (full context)

D’Artagnan sits among other tennis spectators, one of which is a guard for the cardinal. Angered... (full context)

D’Artagnan and Bernajoux leave the tennis courts and begin their duel. Before long, d’Artagnan manages to... (full context)

Together with his three friends, d’Artagnan heads for the Louvre to see Louis XIII. However, when they arrive, the king is... (full context)

Disappointed, d’Artagnan and the musketeers go home. Meanwhile, M. de Tréville decides it would be best to... (full context)

The same evening M. de Tréville tells d’Artagnan and the three musketeers to return to the Louvre. M. de Tréville meets them there... (full context)

...and explains what happened the day before. His report pleases the king, who finally grants d’Artagnan and the three musketeers an audience. He is particularly impressed with d’Artagnan, who managed to... (full context)

D’Artagnan asks the musketeers what he should do with his money. Athos suggests that they spend... (full context)

...in rather elaborate apartments, while Aramis lives in a relatively modest space on the ground-floor. D’Artagnan knows that his friends are all aristocrats and that Athos, Porthos, and Aramis aren’t their... (full context)

Wanting to learn more about Aramis, d’Artagnan asks him about himself. Aramis refuses to give up any information and so d’Artagnan brings... (full context)

In the following days, d’Artagnan and his three new friends enjoy spending time together. Porthos and Athos also spend time... (full context)

In the meantime, Planchet enjoys being d’Artagnan’s servant; that is, he does until d’Artagnan’s money starts to run out. When there is... (full context)

...whom they’ve done favors in the past—and then bring along the rest of the group. D’Artagnan appreciates his friends’ efforts and is embarrassed that he cannot do more himself because he... (full context)

One night, while sitting in his room and thinking about how to get more money, d’Artagnan receives a knock on his door. Outside is a man who says he has an... (full context)

...the cardinal. He describes the man who he believes is responsible for the kidnapping and d’Artagnan recognizes the description as the stranger from Meung. This excites d’Artagnan, who becomes more eager... (full context)

Additionally, Monsieur Bonacieux shows d’Artagnan a threatening letter he received urging him not to look for his wife. The letter... (full context)

After searching for the man from Meung for a half hour, d’Artagnan returns to his apartment where his friends are waiting, including Aramis, who made his way... (full context)

As d’Artagnan and his friends attempt to figure out what happened to Madame Bonacieux, they are interrupted... (full context)

When the guards leave, Porthos chastises d’Artagnan for not fighting back. However, Aramis tells Porthos that he’s an idiot and that d’Artagnan... (full context)

...police wait inside at all times and arrest and question whoever comes to the door. D’Artagnan is not affected by the mousetrap because he has his own entrance to the building.... (full context)

The night after Monsieur Bonacieux is arrested, d’Artagnan hears a knock on the downstairs door and he quickly moves to listen in on... (full context)

When d’Artagnan looks at Madame Bonacieux, he is immediately struck by her beauty. Beside her, he notices... (full context)

D’Artagnan asks Madame Bonacieux who abducted her, and she describes a figure whom d’Artagnan instantly recognizes... (full context)

D’Artagnan suggests that they leave Madame Bonacieux’s house before the guards he scared off return with... (full context)

Athos is not home, but d’Artagnan knows where he hides his key. He lets Madame Bonacieux inside and then goes in... (full context)

Before going to meet Madame Bonacieux, Monsieur de La Porte tells d’Artagnan to go and find a friend whose clock is slow so that he can create... (full context)

On the way home from M. de Tréville’s residence, d’Artagnan thinks about making Madame Bonacieux his mistress. D’Artagnan is not only struck by Madame Bonacieux’s... (full context)

Wanting to talk more about Madame Bonacieux, d’Artagnan heads to Aramis’s house. On the way there he sees a woman wrapped in a... (full context)

Hoping to get a glance at who he assumes is Aramis, d’Artagnan shifts his position. However, he is shocked to find that the mysterious woman is talking... (full context)

D’Artagnan follows Madame Bonacieux, partially out of curiosity and partially out of jealousy. However, Madame Bonacieux... (full context)

Although Madame Bonacieux refuses to tell d’Artagnan anything of significance, she asks him to escort her to her next destination. D’Artagnan agrees... (full context)

As he walks away from where he left Madame Bonacieux, d’Artagnan runs into Planchet who tells him that Athos was just arrested. Apparently, Athos went to... (full context)

When d’Artagnan arrives at M. de Tréville’s house, he finds that he is not home. While returning... (full context)

...Bonacieux had something to do with it. Scared, Monsieur Bonacieux tells the truth about hiring d’Artagnan. (full context)

After Monsieur Bonacieux is done confessing, the officer instructs some nearby guards to bring d’Artagnan into the room. The guards do as they are asked, though unbeknownst to them, the... (full context)

After several days go by and Athos still hasn’t been seen, d’Artagnan and Porthos decide to inform M. de Tréville that Athos is likely being held unjustly... (full context)

...Eventually, M. de Tréville prevails when he stakes his personal honor on the fact that d’Artagnan was with him at the time he was allegedly involved in helping Madame de Chevreuse.... (full context)

Athos is released from prison and reunited with his friends. He warns d’Artagnan that the cardinal is sure to be unhappy with what has transpired and will likely... (full context)

...going to report what he’s just heard to the cardinal. Just after Monsieur Bonacieux leaves, d’Artagnan arrives and asks to be let in. (full context)

D’Artagnan immediately insults Monsieur Bonacieux and tells Madame Bonacieux that her husband is not trustworthy. In... (full context)

...Madame Bonacieux hears her husband talking to someone and realizes that they need to hide. D’Artagnan suggests that they use his apartment. As they head upstairs, d’Artagnan sees that the man... (full context)

...he will take on the mission. This angers Madame Bonacieux, who curses at her husband. D’Artagnan urges her to be quiet so that they are not caught spying. After Rochefort leaves,... (full context)

Excited for his new mission, d’Artagnan heads to M. de Tréville’s house. D’Artagnan tells M. de Tréville that he is on... (full context)

Next, d’Artagnan goes to Aramis’s apartment. Just a few minutes after d’Artagnan arrives, a servant delivers Aramis... (full context)

When they get to Athos’s place, Athos has already received his letter. D’Artagnan explains that they are going on a mission for the queen but does not get... (full context)

D’Artagnan and the musketeers all get their servants together and tell them how to prepare for... (full context)

By 8 a.m., d’Artagnan and his friends have made it to Chantilly where they stop at an inn for... (full context)

After they are on the road for a while, the musketeers and d’Artagnan stop and wait to see if Porthos will rejoin them. However, he doesn’t, so they... (full context)

...a hotel but become suspicious when their host acts excessively nice. Because they are suspicious, d’Artagnan and Athos insist on sleeping in the same room and they ask Grimaud and Planchet... (full context)

Planchet and d’Artagnan ride the horses all the way to Calais, a seaside city where they can find... (full context)

D’Artagnan suspects that the man was likely sent to interfere with his mission, so he follows... (full context)

The next day, d’Artagnan finally makes it to London and immediately heads to find the duke. When he arrives... (full context)

The Duke of Buckingham is impressed that d’Artagnan managed to thwart the cardinal’s attempts to stop him from reaching England. D’Artagnan tells him... (full context)

...non-stop and the duke rewards him handsomely. When the studs are finished, the duke thanks d’Artagnan and offers to reward him. However, D’Artagnan feels uncomfortable accepting a reward since France is... (full context)

Nearby, d’Artagnan watches all of the interactions between the king, the queen, and the cardinal. He is... (full context)

D’Artagnan arrives home at 3 a.m. on the night of the ball. When he goes to... (full context)

The next morning, d’Artagnan tells Planchet to ready two horses for when he returns in the evening. This makes... (full context)

D’Artagnan is too distracted by thoughts of his planned meeting with Madame Bonacieux to even notice... (full context)

Additionally, M. de Tréville inquires after Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. D’Artagnan tells him that he isn’t sure what’s happened to his three friends. M. de Tréville... (full context)

D’Artagnan heads to the homes of his friends, hoping to find some hint of what’s happened... (full context)

At 9 p.m., d’Artagnan and Planchet head to the bungalow where d’Artagnan expects to meet Madame Bonacieux. Although he... (full context)

D’Artagnan continues on to the pavilion where he expects to meet Madame Bonacieux. However, she does... (full context)

D’Artagnan scouts out the area around the building with the lit window. He eventually finds a... (full context)

D’Artagnan asks what the men who kidnapped Madame Bonacieux looked like. The old man describes their... (full context)

D’Artagnan returns to M. de Tréville and tells him about his current predicament. M. de Tréville... (full context)

D’Artagnan returns to his apartment where Planchet is waiting for him. Planchet tells d’Artagnan that the... (full context)

Planchet and d’Artagnan take off to find Porthos in Chantilly. They take all four horses the duke gave... (full context)

D’Artagnan goes and finds Porthos who is still wounded, although he pretends to be fine. Porthos’s... (full context)

D’Artagnan continues on to the inn where he last saw Aramis. When he arrives, D’Artagnan learns... (full context)

When d’Artagnan enters Aramis’s room, he sees his friend with two priests. Together, the men are discussing... (full context)

When the priests leave them alone, d’Artagnan asks Aramis why he’s abandoning his life as a musketeer. Aramis responds by saying that... (full context)

Now that d’Artagnan’s managed to secure two of his friends, he goes off in search of the third.... (full context)

D’Artagnan reaches the inn where he expects to locate Athos and finds it in utter chaos.... (full context)

During d’Artagnan’s conversation with the innkeeper, two Englishmen arrive and learn about the situation in the basement.... (full context)

In his drunken state, Athos tells d’Artagnan a story, which he claims happened to a friend of his. It is clear to... (full context)

The next morning, Athos apologizes to d’Artagnan for whatever crazy stories he told the night before, implying that whatever he said was... (full context)

Athos switches the topic by telling d’Artagnan that he lost two of the horses the duke gave them because of gambling. This... (full context)

Although he’s not happy about it, d’Artagnan takes the 100 pistoles. After, he and Athos depart along with their servants. D’Artagnan and... (full context)

When d’Artagnan returns to Paris, he is upset to find that there is still no update on... (full context)

After d’Artagnan sees Milady at the church, he decides to follow her. However, he loses her when... (full context)

While Athos and d’Artagnan are talking, Planchet arrives with the horses from M. de Tréville. D’Artagnan tells Athos that... (full context)

While searching for Milady, d’Artagnan and Planchet comes across Lubin, the servant of Comte de Wardes. D’Artagnan asks Planchet to... (full context)

Planchet gives the note to d’Artagnan. The note is from Milady and is addressed to Comte de Wardes. Apparently, Milady is... (full context)

D’Artagnan and Planchet continue to follow Milady. At one point, they witness her having an argument... (full context)

The duel starts and the musketeers quickly take the upper hand. D’Artagnan disarms his opponent, Porthos wounds his, Aramis’s runs away, and Athos kills his as promised.... (full context)

While conversing with Lord de Winter, d’Artagnan manages to secure an invite to Milady’s residence. Lord de Winter tells him to stop... (full context)

When d’Artagnan gets Milady alone, he tries to learn everything he can about her and flirts with... (full context)

D’Artagnan continues his nightly visits to Milady and continues to fall in love with her. One... (full context)

Kitty tells d’Artagnan that she doesn’t want to help him because she doesn’t think Milady will ever love... (full context)

Milady enters the room next to Kitty’s and d’Artagnan hears her say that she thinks she has him wrapped around her finger. She feels... (full context)

When he knows that Milady is gone, d’Artagnan steps out of the closet and kisses Kitty again. Although d’Artagnan does like Kitty, he... (full context)

Because d’Artagnan and his musketeer friends have been busy finding ways to obtain equipment, they haven’t spent... (full context)

...and a letter from his mistress. Aramis is ecstatic. As he is jumping with joy, d’Artagnan comes in and asks him what all the fuss is about. Aramis lies and says... (full context)

On their way to Athos’s residence, d’Artagnan and Aramis run into Porthos, who has a mule and d’Artagnan’s old horse that he... (full context)

The next day, D’Artagnan goes to Milady’s and finds his hostess in a good mood. As Kitty serves them... (full context)

...she is told. Once all of the lights are off and the time is right, d’Artagnan enters Milady’s room and pretends to be the Comte de Wardes. Apparently, Milady is fooled... (full context)

D’Artagnan relates these events to Athos and shows him the ring Milady gave him. When Athos... (full context)

After leaving Athos, d’Artagnan returns home to find Kitty, who gives him a letter for the Comte de Wardes.... (full context)

Milady is surprised when d’Artagnan stops visiting her. Confused, she sends him a note telling him that he shouldn’t neglect... (full context)

However, when d’Artagnan sees Milady, he is immediately entranced by her beauty. He also notices that she’s been... (full context)

D’Artagnan heads home to think about what to do in regard to Milady. He knows he... (full context)

D’Artagnan tries to ignore the issue for the time being, but Milady won’t let it go.... (full context)

In response, Milady picks up a dagger and tries to kill d’Artagnan. Shocked, d’Artagnan grabs his sword so that he can defend himself. He moves the blade... (full context)

D’Artagnan heads to Athos’s house while still dressed in women’s clothes. Although Athos is confused, he... (full context)

D’Artagnan gives Athos the sapphire ring gifted to him by Milady. The two men decide that... (full context)

Before long, Aramis shows up and d’Artagnan asks him if he knows a place where Kitty can work as a maid. Aramis... (full context)

As planned, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d’Artagnan meet up at 4 p.m. Planchet shows up and hands d’Artagnan two letters. The first... (full context)

Together with his friends, d’Artagnan rides to the spot where he hopes to see Madame Bonacieux. Indeed, at the time... (full context)

Up next, d’Artagnan heads to his meeting with the cardinal. Once again, his friends ride along with him.... (full context)

The cardinal asks d’Artagnan personal questions about his background and his family. He also tells d’Artagnan that he knows... (full context)

After reciting d’Artagnan’s many adventures back to him, including his mission to England for the diamond tags, the... (full context)

D’Artagnan thanks the cardinal for his offer but he cannot accept it. He likes his current... (full context)

After his meeting with the cardinal, d’Artagnan returns to his friends and assures them that everything is fine. He also tells them... (full context)

Meanwhile, because he is not a musketeer, d’Artagnan is separated from his friends. One day, not long into the campaign, d’Artagnan is walking... (full context)

The following day, d’Artagnan offers to go on a dangerous recon mission. He takes four other volunteers with him.... (full context)

To trick his attackers, d’Artagnan pretends to get hit by a bullet and he falls to the ground. In response,... (full context)

The assassin also tells d’Artagnan that his companion possesses a letter that states Milady’s intent. D’Artagnan carefully gets the letter... (full context)

D’Artagnan spends much of his time wondering about the safety of his friends. One day, not... (full context)

As soon as he sees Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, d’Artagnan thanks them for the wine. However, his friends have no idea what he is talking... (full context)

The next day, d’Artagnan talks to his friends about the letter he found on one of Milady’s assassins. Among... (full context)

...promises to settle this matter for the cardinal if he will allow her to kill d’Artagnan. The cardinal says he will send d’Artagnan to the Bastille if Milady can provide proof... (full context)

...what she’s been up to since allying herself with the cardinal, including her relationship with D’Artagnan. Athos also tells her that if she tries to kill D’Artagnan, then he will kill... (full context)

As soon as he can, d’Artagnan meets up with his friends who notified him that they had something important to talk... (full context)

At the Saint-Gervais Bastion d’Artagnan and the musketeers find 12 guns they can use to defend themselves. While Grimaud prepares... (full context)

...men return to their conversation and discuss Milady’s plan to kill the duke. Athos promises d’Artagnan that it won’t be that easy for Milady to succeed and then gives him the... (full context)

...current situation. Porthos thinks that they should kill Milady before she can kill anyone else. D’Artagnan has a different idea, but before he can share it, more enemy soldiers come for... (full context)

...in Tours who can warn the queen about the threat to the duke’s life. Meanwhile, d’Artagnan can send a letter to Lord de Winter explaining that Milady is dangerous to both... (full context)

...they will get the money to carry out their mission. Eventually, they decide to sell d'Artagnan’s diamond ring. When the group returns to camp, everyone treats them like war heroes. The... (full context)

...the bastion, the musketeers meet to write the letters and decide who will carry them. D’Artagnan attempts to write the letter meant for Lord de Winter, but quickly realizes that he... (full context)

...Additionally, it is determined that Planchet will carry the letter meant to go to England. D’Artagnan tells Planchet that he must go to England and back in 16 days if he... (full context)

...Planchet gets back, the better. Planchet returns with not a minute to spare and hands d’Artagnan a note from Lord de Winter. The note promises d’Artagnan that Lord de Winter will... (full context)

...still doesn’t know what is going on. She assumes it has something to do with d’Artagnan and his friends, but she doesn’t understand how they could have acted so quickly. She... (full context)

Before long, Milady realizes that d’Artagnan told Lord de Winter that she wants to kill him for his money. This scares... (full context)

Milady dreams about d’Artagnan’s death before she is woken up by Felton. Early in the day, Milady pretends to... (full context)

...return to Paris. When he leaves, he brings a group of musketeers with him, including d’Artagnan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. During the return to Paris, Aramis gets a letter from his... (full context)

...take a leave of absence so they can go and find Madame Bonacieux. Just as d’Artagnan is finally feeling good, he sees Rochefort ride by. This scares d’Artagnan; wherever Rochefort is,... (full context)

...in Paris, she starts asking her about who she knows. Among other names, Milady lists d’Artagnan. Upon hearing the name of her beloved, Madame Bonacieux grows jealous and asks Milady if... (full context)

Madame Bonacieux tells Milady that she thinks d’Artagnan and his friends will be coming soon. This worries Milady; she doesn’t want to get... (full context)

...behalf of the cardinal. She also tells Madame Bonacieux that the letter she received from d’Artagnan is fake; he is not actually on his way, she says. Milady claims to have... (full context)

...agrees to go along with Milady’s plan. However, before Milady can carry out her plot, d’Artagnan and his friends arrive. Milady sees them first and tells Madame Bonacieux that they need... (full context)

D’Artagnan walks through the door and for a moment he is reunited with his love. However,... (full context)

...Milady tries to escape out the door, but instead she comes face to face with d’Artagnan’s gun. Athos tells everyone to lower their weapons and they do. Everyone else, except the... (full context)

...this entire process Milady mocks her captors and pleads for her life. At one point, d’Artagnan considers letting her go free, but Athos quickly steps in and shuts that idea down. (full context)

Once she is in the boat, d’Artagnan, Athos, and Lord De Winter all offer her their respective pardons. The executioner gets in... (full context)

...of recent events. While on their journey, the four friends stop at an inn where d’Artagnan spots Rochefort. For once, Rochefort is happy to see d’Artagnan because he’s come to arrest... (full context)

...their friend be arrested, the musketeers swear on their honor that they will make sure d’Artagnan goes to the cardinal as soon as he can. Realizing he will have a fight... (full context)

Eventually, d’Artagnan and his friends cross paths with the cardinal in Surgères. When he sees him, the... (full context)

However, the cardinal decides to let d’Artagnan go free. He is impressed with d’Artagnan’s resourcefulness and thinks he could be a valuable... (full context)

The same night, d’Artagnan goes around to each of his friends and offers them the promotion. He feels that... (full context)

...surrenders on October 28th, 1628. When the siege ends, the king returns to Paris and D’Artagnan accepts his promotion in the musketeers. One year later, Porthos leaves the musketeers, marries Madame... (full context)

D’Artagnan and Rochefort go on to duel one another three times, though both men are always... (full context)

The Three Musketeers

D’Artagnan Character Analysis

D’Artagnan Quotes in The Three Musketeers

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D’Artagnan Character Timeline in The Three Musketeers