Porthos

The title of the book “The Three Musketeers” references the Three men who are known as Musketeers, Aramis, Porthos, and Athos. However, the author left out that there was another man who strives to become a Musketeer. Not only that, but later on he becomes the lieutenant of the Musketeers at the end of the story. His name is D'Artagnan. He is a young man who is driven by love, ambition, and his sense of morality. He is the main character of the book. The author wrote the book knowing that in the end there were going to be four, not just three musketeers. The author does this because had he made the title of the book “The Four Musketeers” it would have made it obvious to readers that D’Artagnan succeeded in becoming a Musketeer. It would also make some readers lose interest in the book as soon as it is revealed that D’Artagnan wanted to become a Musketeer…

were named George, John “Jack”, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas. Four out of five of the names appear in the novel, which already goes to show they had an impact on the creation of the text. Yet, it does not stop there. In 1928, Barrie’s preface to the play read: "I suppose I always knew that I made Peter by rubbing the five of you violently together….That is all he is, the spark I got from you” (Kettler). After the death of their father, the boys and their mother Sylvia would spend the majority of…

his mount (Wordsworth, 1993). The gentleman and a group of his lackeys beat d'Artagnan unconscious. When he comes back to his senses he realizes they stole his introduction letter to Monsieur de Treville, head of the King's Musketeers, the elite group of soldiers who make up the King and Queen's personal bodyguard. Disheartened but still in high spirits he heads to Paris to continue his journey, there he meets the three musketeers. The musketeers names are Athos, Aramis and Porthos, strong…