Essay On Milady In The Three Musketeers

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Can a beautiful, smart lady be a mean or a cruel person? Milady is one of the main characters in the novel “The Three Musketeers” by Alexandre Dumas. Milady was known as “Lady de Winter”. Milady is a beautiful, smart, charming lady, who is fair haired, and as cruel as any man ever born. At the end of the novel, Milady was executed for her crimes, and since she has a mark on her shoulder from the Executioner of Lille, the executioner knew she had been to the Executioner of Lille before. The mark was first seen by her husband, Athos, on their wedding day. Before she was executed, she planned to get even with D’Artagnan and the three musketeers, but before she could get even, she decided to kill Constance Bonacieux with poison. In the novel most people say she was more beautiful than they had imagined, while most people say she was no good, and that she was more dangerous than a poisonous snake. Although she was cruel, she was more beautiful than you can imagine. She was fair haired, smart, charming, and cruel. This evidence is found on page 56, second paragraph, where it says, “ that she is fair haired, smart, beautiful, and as cruel as any men ever born.” There is also evidence on page 57, second paragraph, it says. “ D’Artagnan arranged to meet her and found out she was very charming. She was more beautiful than he imagined.” this two evidence tells how she looks like. Do not get fooled by her charm and pretty looks. It could lead you to one of her tricks, like when she