Alexandre Dumas
The place and date of Dumas' birth.
Where is Villers-Cotterets, France, July 24, 1802?
The three Musketeer's relationship.
What is friendship?
To create suspense and an idea of what is to come.
What is foreshadowing?
Main character of the story, from Gascony.
Who is D'artagnan?
What is monarchy?
Dumas had this job before becoming a writer.
What is a clerk?
The strong feeling of support or allegiance.
What is loyalty?
An indirect suggestion to express ideas and emotions, and meaning attributed to natural objects or facts.
What is symbolism?
Stoic, wise. A nobleman with a secret past.
Who is Athos?
Class divisions: nobility versus commoners.
What are social hierarchies?
Dumas wrote this many works.
How much is 100?
The adherence to what is right and to proper conduct.
What is honor?
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?
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?
The dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power.
What is corruption?
Dumas was born to this couple.
What is a French nobleman and a slave?
Courteous behavior, especially that of a man toward a woman.
What is chivalry?
Detailed descriptions and actions to develop complex characters.
What is characterization?
A seamstress for nobility, D'artagnan's love interest.
Who is Constance Bonacieux?
Ethical and philosophical idea that people should be treated with respect and fairness.
What is justice?
The political and historical context of Dumas' era.
What is the July Monarchy and the struggles of aristocracy and the common people?
Choices that challenge their values.
What is moral dilemma?
Visual descriptions of places, settings, to create an image. impression, or mood in the mind.
What is imagery?
Noblewoman and spy.
Who is Milady de Winter?
A decline in a society's ethical standards and values.
What is moral decay?