Duals Of 3 Men

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The infamous Disney film, The Three Musketeers (1993), is over the expedition of a young man named D’Artagnan who sets off to Paris in order to accompany the musketeers as he is honoring his father. During his journey, D’Artagnan is faced with three duals that were back to back. To his surprise, all three men are part of the musketeers. He is taken under their wing and fights with the disbanded men as they escape being arrested for refusing to relinquish their duties. Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan set out to protect the king from Cardinal Richelieu’s evil plans of becoming King of France. After watching the film, it was hard to ignore the phrase “all for one and one for all” as this represented unity and loyalty among the men (Dumas …show more content…

His lonesome trip is shortly lived as he upsets three men and ends up with three duels back to back. The three men he is to duel are later found out to be three disbanded musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. As the men prepare themselves to duel, the men are attacked by the cardinal’s army. This is the first sign of unity taken place in the film. Although Athos, Porthos and Aramis are reluctant to let D’Artagnan battle with them as he is not officially a musketeer or ever was, they allow him to because as D’Artagnan reminds them, “all for one and one for all” (Dumas 2017). Without knowing one another for long, the men have one thing in common; protect the king as part of the musketeers. The four men successful defeat the army but only Porthos, Athos and Aramis manage to escape. To D’Artagnan surprise, he is captured and is …show more content…

He is caught eavesdropping by Cardinal Richelieu’s right hand man, Rochefort. D’Artagnan refuses to accept the cardinal’s proposal and denies helping him find the three disbanded men. Cardinal Richelieu orders D’Artagnan to get decapitated. “This short interval was sufficient to determine D’Artagnan on the part he was to take. – it was a choice between the king and the cardinal – the choice made, it must be persistent in” (Schmoop Editorial Team 2017). This proves his loyalty towards the king and the musketeers because he is willing to put his life at risk in order to do what is right. He vows to protect and serve the king regardless of the repercussions. Not only does this prove his loyalty, but it also shows his commitment to stay united with the three musketeers. D’Artagnan has barely met these men and is not officially a musketeer but he still holds his loyalty and