The Three Musketeers Lesson Plan

What mistakes does d'Artagnan make while trying to court Milady? How do these prove to be his undoing?

Right away, d'Artagnan misjudges what Milady's emotional response will be if he tells her the truth. As some students will point out, d'Artagnan thinks that Milady is just like other women, and that she will respond to being deceived by breaking down in tears. Instead, Milady wants nothing else besides vengeance—and she's willing to get up and get it herself. Although d'Artagnan probably could not have known that Milady would react the way she did, he nevertheless overplayed his hand and rushed through things carelessly. By only seeing in Milady what he wanted to see, he...