Alexandre Dumas
Themes
Literary Devices
Characters
Historical Context
100

The place and date of Dumas' birth.

Where is Villers-Cotterets, France, July 24, 1802?

100

The three Musketeer's relationship.

What is friendship?

100

To create suspense and an idea of what is to come.

What is foreshadowing?

100

Main character of the story, from Gascony.

Who is D'artagnan?

100
The "right of divine kings," the power of nobility and royal authority.

What is monarchy?

200

Dumas had this job before becoming a writer.

What is a clerk?

200

The strong feeling of support or allegiance.

What is loyalty?

200

An indirect suggestion to express ideas and emotions, and meaning attributed to natural objects or facts.

What is symbolism?

200

Stoic, wise. A nobleman with a secret past.

Who is Athos?

200

Class divisions: nobility versus commoners.

What are social hierarchies?

300

Dumas wrote this many works.

How much is 100?

300

The adherence to what is right and to proper conduct.

What is honor?

300

A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects, and is often amusing as a result.

What is irony?

300

2 Characters: 

The first; a lover of luxury, fun-loving and brash.

The second; charming, romantic, with aspirations to become a priest.

Who is 1. Porthos and 2. Aramis?

300

The dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power.

What is corruption?

400

Dumas was born to this couple.

What is a French nobleman and a slave?

400

Courteous behavior, especially that of a man toward a woman.

What is chivalry?

400

Detailed descriptions and actions to develop complex characters.

What is characterization?

400

A seamstress for nobility, D'artagnan's love interest.

Who is Constance Bonacieux?

400

Ethical and philosophical idea that people should be treated with respect and fairness.

What is justice?

500

The political and historical context of Dumas' era.

What is the July Monarchy and the struggles of aristocracy and the common people?

500

Choices that challenge their values.

What is moral dilemma?

500

Visual descriptions of places, settings, to create an image. impression, or mood in the mind.

What is imagery?

500

Noblewoman and spy.

Who is Milady de Winter?

500

A decline in a society's ethical standards and values.

What is moral decay?

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