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<blockquote data-quote="CCamfield" data-source="post: 1535345" data-attributes="member: 8123">I think I agree, but I'm not really sure the Musketeers fit the example too well.&nbsp; Most of them are entirely willing to engage in duplicity (Porthos pretends to be his mistress' cousin, D'Artagnan plays with both Kitty's and Milady's hearts; Kitty's at least anyhow.&nbsp; Aramis is always involved in scheming and is connected with people who, IIRC, are at least out of favour with the king.&nbsp; Athos is about the only one that one can't say such things about, I guess.They're perfectly willing to put their own sense of honour above the law, to fight a duel or the Cardinal's Guards, or to put the Queen's honour above that of the land, in the case of the diamond necklace adventure.D'Artagnan's father wasn't murdered by anyone, unless it was in a later book I didn't read.&nbsp; Are you thinking of the Disney movie?&nbsp; Blah.True, although he seemed to expect that his status as a doctor would protect him from prosecution.Better examples might be Flynn's character from The Sea Hawk film, the Captain from Pirates of the Caribbean, although Will Turner is pretty lawful I'll agree (esp. in comparison with Jack Sparrow), or Gaston de Bonne from the book A Gentleman of France, who faithfully acts as a King's agent at arm's length, since the King can't be seen to support him publically.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CCamfield, post: 1535345, member: 8123"] I think I agree, but I'm not really sure the Musketeers fit the example too well. Most of them are entirely willing to engage in duplicity (Porthos pretends to be his mistress' cousin, D'Artagnan plays with both Kitty's and Milady's hearts; Kitty's at least anyhow. Aramis is always involved in scheming and is connected with people who, IIRC, are at least out of favour with the king. Athos is about the only one that one can't say such things about, I guess. They're perfectly willing to put their own sense of honour above the law, to fight a duel or the Cardinal's Guards, or to put the Queen's honour above that of the land, in the case of the diamond necklace adventure. D'Artagnan's father wasn't murdered by anyone, unless it was in a later book I didn't read. Are you thinking of the Disney movie? Blah. True, although he seemed to expect that his status as a doctor would [i]protect[/i] him from prosecution. Better examples might be Flynn's character from [i]The Sea Hawk[/i] film, the Captain from Pirates of the Caribbean, although Will Turner is pretty lawful I'll agree (esp. in comparison with Jack Sparrow), or Gaston de Bonne from the book [i]A Gentleman of France[/i], who faithfully acts as a King's agent at arm's length, since the King can't be seen to support him publically. [/QUOTE]

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