How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
D’Artagnan, on his part, had gained the summit of all his wishes. It was no longer a rival who was beloved; it was himself who was apparently beloved. A secret voice whispered to him, at the bottom of his heart, that he was but an instrument of vengeance, that he was only caressed till he had given death; but pride, but self-love, but madness silenced this voice and stifled its murmurs. And then our Gascon, with that large quantity of conceit which we know he possessed, compared himself with De Wardes, and asked himself why, after all, he should not be beloved for himself?
He was absorbed entirely by the sensations of the moment. Milady was no longer for him that woman of fatal intentions who had for a moment terrified him; she was an ardent, passionate mistress, abandoning herself to love which she also seemed to feel. (37.8 – 37.9)
For those of you who believe that D’Artagnan truly does love Constance, how do you explain this passage? One route might be to argue that Milady is simply manipulating D’Artagnan into believing he is in love; his true love is still Constance.
Quote #11
"And is that all--is that all?" replied Buckingham, impatiently.
"She likewise charged me to tell you that she still loved you."
"Ah," said Buckingham, "God be praised! My death, then, will not be to her as the death of a stranger!" (59.110 – 59.113)
Does this final scene between the Duke and Laporte prove that the Duke truly loves Queen Anne? Consider the fact that his last thoughts are of her.