M. de Tréville Character Analysis in The Three Musketeers

M. de Tréville is the leader of the musketeers and the cardinal’s rival He acts as a father figure for his men and does whatever he can to get them out of a bind. He is cunning and often two steps ahead of the cardinal. Toward the end of the novel, he makes d’Artagnan a musketeer.

M. de Tréville Quotes in The Three Musketeers

The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by M. de Tréville or refer to M. de Tréville. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

Athos’s arrival had caused a sensation in the anteroom, for his wound was known to everyone despite all efforts to keep it a secret. The door had remained ajar, and Tréville’s words were greeted by a joyous hubbub. Two or three musketeers, carried away by enthusiasm, drew back the door curtain and looked into the study. Tréville was about to rebuke them sharply when he felt Athos’s hand tighten in his own and saw that he was about to faint.

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Page Number and Citation: 29

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M. de Tréville Character Timeline in The Three Musketeers

The timeline below shows where the character M. de Tréville appears in The Three Musketeers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...home, d’Artagnan’s father gave him three gifts: the horse, 15 crowns, and a letter for Monsieur de Tréville . In a flashback to d’Artagnan’s departure, his father also gives him some advice. He... (full context)

...soon as he regained his strength. The innkeeper also says that d’Artagnan invoked the name M. de Tréville , which catches the stranger’s attention. Evidently, the stranger knows Monsieur de Tréville and wonders... (full context)

...following day. As d’Artagnan is getting ready to depart, he realizes that his letter for M. de Tréville is missing and goes into another rage. Not wanting to risk another incident or get... (full context)

...future. The next day, d’Artagnan wakes up and makes his way to the home of M. de Tréville . (full context)

Like d’Artagnan, M. de Tréville grew up poor. He made his way to the top of the social hierarchy through... (full context)

...cardinal’s guards. The only authorities the musketeers are willing to listen to are their leader, M. de Tréville , and Louis XIII himself. (full context)

M. de Tréville is a respected, loved, and feared man. Although the Musketeers are at his command, he... (full context)

Every day, M. de Tréville participates in a levee where hundreds of people come before him to seek favors. On... (full context)

As d’Artagnan continues on his way to M. de Tréville , he runs into more musketeers who are bragging about their exploits with women and... (full context)

...he continues speaking in such a crude manner. The conversation between the musketeers ends when M. de Tréville ’s servant returns and quiets them down. Then, the servant takes d’Artagnan to see M.... (full context)

When d’Artagnan enters M. de Tréville ’s antechamber, the leader of the musketeers is in a bad mood. Before even bothering... (full context)

M. de Tréville knows that Athos, Porthos, and Aramis were involved in a brawl with the cardinal’s men... (full context)

Astonished that such a severely wounded man would bother answering his summons, M. de Tréville rushes to Athos and aggressively shakes his hand. This sudden action causes Athos a great... (full context)

...stood still and watched, embarrassed that he was privy to these seemingly personal events. However, M. de Tréville now gives d’Artagnan his full attention. Excited to finally get the audience he requested, d’Artagnan... (full context)

However, M. de Tréville offers to help d’Artagnan in other ways. Namely, he promises to give him a letter,... (full context)

Charitable though he is, M. de Tréville does note that he is surprised d’Artagnan didn’t come bearing a letter from his father.... (full context)

Before d’Artagnan leaves, M. de Tréville presents d’Artagnan with his letter for the Royal Academy. As d’Artagnan takes hold of the... (full context)

D’Artagnan departs M. de Tréville ’s antechamber angry and determined to find the stranger who stole his letter. In his... (full context)

Before d’Artagnan can leave M. de Tréville ’s residence, he collides with another musketeer. This time it is Porthos; d’Artagnan attempts to... (full context)

...to surrender. Happy with their victory, d’Artagnan and the musketeers make their way back to M. de Tréville ’s home. At this point, d’Artagnan feels that he is well on his way to... (full context)

M. de Tréville publicly denounces the actions of the musketeers and privately congratulates them on a job well... (full context)

M. de Tréville assures the king that his musketeers were not at fault for the incident. Instead, he... (full context)

...not in. Apparently, he decided to go on a hunt and is not yet back. M. de Tréville , who is also present, asks if the king has talked to the cardinal lately... (full context)

Disappointed, d’Artagnan and the musketeers go home. Meanwhile, M. de Tréville decides it would be best to get control over the latest situation his musketeers have... (full context)

The same evening M. de Tréville tells d’Artagnan and the three musketeers to return to the Louvre. M. de Tréville meets... (full context)

...d’Artagnan is put into Monsieur des Essart’s company of guards because of the influence of M. de Tréville . This is d’Artagnan’s first real step toward becoming a musketeer. Whenever they can, Athos,... (full context)

...to scrape some money together. Eventually, they run out of ideas and have to ask M. de Tréville for an advance on their pay. When that money is almost gone, Porthos uses what... (full context)

...slow so that he can create an alibi for himself. In response, d’Artagnan heads to M. de Tréville ’s house and sneaks into his study to change the hands of his clock. He... (full context)

On the way home from M. de Tréville ’s residence, d’Artagnan thinks about making Madame Bonacieux his mistress. D’Artagnan is not only struck... (full context)

...current predicament without being pursued by law enforcement. This pleases d’Artagnan, who heads back to M. de Tréville ’s place to update him on what is going on. (full context)

When d’Artagnan arrives at M. de Tréville ’s house, he finds that he is not home. While returning to his own home,... (full context)

...days go by and Athos still hasn’t been seen, d’Artagnan and Porthos decide to inform M. de Tréville that Athos is likely being held unjustly in prison. Immediately, M. de Tréville springs into... (full context)

M. de Tréville arrives at the Louvre agitated and ready to fight tooth and nail for Athos. As... (full context)

When M. de Tréville arrives, the king is angry because the cardinal recently informed him that he failed to... (full context)

...love with d’Artagnan. D’Artagnan agrees to the job, though he’ll need to make sure that M. de Tréville will give him the proper time off. He also requests funding. Luckily, that turns out... (full context)

Excited for his new mission, d’Artagnan heads to M. de Tréville ’s house. D’Artagnan tells M. de Tréville that he is on a secret mission for... (full context)

...one for himself. As soon as d’Artagnan arrives in Paris, he pays a visit to M. de Tréville who sends him to the Louvre where he can rejoin his company. (full context)

...such, he continues on his way without thinking anything is wrong. Eventually, d’Artagnan arrives at M. de Tréville ’s residence and they talk about the previous night, although d’Artagnan doesn’t go into detail.... (full context)

Additionally, M. de Tréville inquires after Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. D’Artagnan tells him that he isn’t sure what’s happened... (full context)

D’Artagnan returns to M. de Tréville and tells him about his current predicament. M. de Tréville thinks that the cardinal is... (full context)

...where she is going, d’Artagnan finds Planchet and asks him to secure two horses from M. de Tréville . Next, d’Artagnan goes to Athos’s house. Athos is at home, drinking wine. D’Artagnan tells... (full context)

While Athos and d’Artagnan are talking, Planchet arrives with the horses from M. de Tréville . D’Artagnan tells Athos that he and Planchet are going to take the horses in... (full context)

...puts everyone in good spirits. Along with the king, d’Artagnan finds his musketeer friends and M. de Tréville . (full context)

...treats them like war heroes. The story gets passed around everywhere; even the cardinal and M. de Tréville hear about it. The cardinal tells M. de Tréville that he should make d’Artagnan a... (full context)

...in the river. Several days later, the musketeers end up back in Paris talking to M. de Tréville . When M. de Tréville asks if they enjoyed their leave, only Athos is able... (full context)

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