power of Monsieur Treville. A musketeer being described as an elite group of who make up the king and queens bodyguards. Throughout the novel D’artgnan shows ambition. He fights most of the people that come through his path and he also fights for Madame B‚ who he is in love with. As D’artagan gets ready to leave for his journey‚ his father gave him three things to help him; money‚ a letter of introduction for Treville‚ and a horse. As D’artagan leaves his father also reminds his son “with bravery
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both respected and feared him because of the considerable influence he wielded with the king. Louis XIV trusts Bontemps above all others and Bontemps’ devotion to his king knows no bounds. Bontemps was present for the secret marriage of Louis XIV to Madame de Maintenon. It was said that the secrets of the kingdom pass through the hands of Bontemps‚ though the loyal valet never asked for anything from his king. However‚ he was not above asking the king or his ministers for a favor on behalf of another
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This paper will compare and contrast the themes in two stories ‘’The Swimmer’’ by John Cheever and ‘’ The Necklace’’ by Guy de Maupassant The Inevitable Passage of Time Neddy’s journey home through the pools of his neighborhood turns into a journey through many years of his life‚ showing that the passage of time is inevitable‚ no matter how much one might ignore it. Neddy has mastered the art of denial. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator tells us that Neddy is “far from young‚” but he
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sit and everybody is hungry and thirsty. During the journey‚ Madame Schachter‚ a woman of about fifty‚ had gone out of her mind. The separation and the oppressive treatment had completely broken her.by the third night of their trip‚ while everyone is asleep‚ she cried‚ “Fire! I can see a fire! I can see a fire!” Her screams became sickening in the ears of the other deportees and made them fear of the worst. Some tried to calm Madame Schachter and the others tied her up‚ gagged her and beat her
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So many similarities and so many differences‚ but all so interesting. Two women‚ Della‚ from New York City and Madame Loisel‚ she is from Paris‚ France are both very similar characters‚ yet they are from two different short stories. Della is from “The Gift of the Magi” by O’Henry and Madame Loisel or Mathilde from “The Necklace”. Both of these short stories share very similar plots‚ but they are also very different. Starting with “The Gift of the Magi”‚ the story takes place in New York City. The
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they each have their own unique personalities and traits. Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge may seem as different as Alice in Wonderland and the Queen of Hearts‚ but both are passionate‚ strong for the ones they believe in‚ and both demand respect. While differences undoubtedly outweigh the similarities between Lucie and Madame Defarge‚ both have striking likenesses. Both women are passionate about their opinions. Madame Defarge is passionate about hatred for aristocracy and nobles‚ and Lucie with
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overall affect how they develop as a person. Strengths and weaknesses can help shape how they react to a situation. Their reactions can determine how major events will play out in their future. In “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace”‚ Della and Madame Loisel’s weaknesses are very different‚ but they shaped how the character developed. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ Della is extremely Naive. She believed that selling her hair would make her husband‚ Jim happy. In the article it says‚ “Cut it off
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Edgar Allen Poe. In “The Necklace” Madame Loisel lost a necklace of her friends and bought another that looked just like it and gave to her friend that she borrowed it from Madame Forestier. Because Madame Loisel lied she was afraid that Madame Forestier would see that the necklace was not the same. It took her ten years to pay off the debt that she created and right after she had finished paying the debt it is ironic that she ran into Madame Forestier. Later Madame Loisel finds out that the jewels
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The Necklace: Mathilde’s Materialistic and Selfish Strive to a Happy Life The Necklace is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It begins with a explanation of Madame Mathilde Loisel. Though she is young and pretty‚ she and her husband are not well off financially. Her husband is only a clerk in the ministry of education. Mathilde is a very worldly person who is never content with anything in her life. Her husband is not a rich man‚ but he brings home enough to get by. Mathilde has always dreamed
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Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ uses the multiple definitions of setting to enhance the story in many ways. One of these ways is the definition that setting includes the occupations and daily manners of living of the character. By stressing the protagonist‚ Madame Loisel’s‚ personality‚ attributes‚ and actions by using the financial and occupational setting of the character to describe her‚ as well as by developing her character‚ this form of setting is shown. Due to her lower-middle-class lifestyle‚ Loisel
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