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Three Musketeers: Carandang, Gabriel Nathaniel S. - Diligence
Three Musketeers: Carandang, Gabriel Nathaniel S. - Diligence
Three Musketeers: Carandang, Gabriel Nathaniel S. - Diligence
Three
Musketeers
Settings
The story takes place in the seventeenth century. The French King at
this time was the great Louis XIII, and he dominated the second first half
of the century. Also, the story takes place during the famous French
Revolution. DArtagnan comes from a little town on the outskirts of
France called Gascony.
The settings of The Three Musketeers are on commonplaces in Paris.
For instance, the various apartments around Paris or inns in the
- DILIGENCE
features unusual places in Paris like when the Milady is taken prisoner by
Lord de Winter, she is conveyed to a castle overlooking a steep cliff.
II.
Characters
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III. Summary
The novel starts in France, where a young man from Gascony
named DArtagnan roams around Paris with only three gifts from his
father: fifteen crowns, a horse, and a letter of introduction to M. de
Trville, who is a Very Important Person since he commands the Kings
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IV. Plots
1st Plot: The Introduction
DArtagnan arrives in Paris with almost no money, hoping to become a
Musketeer. A penniless youth arrives in the city who has a lot of pride and
mad sword fighting skills, so lets see how he makes out in the
sophisticated world of 17th Century Paris.
V.
Reaction
Upon reading the fun yet chilling novel of Alexandre Dumas, the
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3rd Question: What new things did you learn from the book?
First, I learned how to decipher a meaning of a difficult term with the
provided context clues in each sentences. Second, like what I have
mentioned before, I learned that one does not have to be rich or
handsome or famous in order to become a gentle and respectable
warrior. When one has the passion to do something, do not give up and
do it. Lastly, it is never too late to change to become a better person, just
like what DArtagnan did.
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