The Three Musketeers

by

Alexandre Dumas

John Felton is one of Lord de Winter’s soldiers. Lord de Winter chooses him to guard Milady, thinking he is incorruptible. However, Milady manages to seduce Felton by playing off of his religious beliefs. Not only does Milady get Felton to help her escape from Lord de Winter, but she also convinces him to assassinate the Duke of Buckingham.

John Felton Quotes in The Three Musketeers

The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by John Felton or refer to John Felton. 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:
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Chapter 50 Quotes

“Look at this woman,” said de Winter. “She’s young and beautiful, and she has every kind of charm imaginable; yet she’s a monster who, at the age of twenty-five, has already committed as many crimes as you’ll find in the records of our law courts for a year. Her body speaks in her favor, her beauty lures her victims, and I must say in all fairness that her body pays what she’s promised. She’ll try to seduce you, she may even try to kill you.”

Related Characters: Lord de Winter (speaker), John Felton
Page Number: 495
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 57 Quotes

“He’s the man who’s ravaged England, persecuted true believers, and destroyed the honor of countless women, the man who’s plunged two kingdoms into bloody war to satisfy a whim of his depraved heart, the man who protects the Protestants today and will betray them tomorrow.”

“Buckingham!” Felton said furiously. “Yes, it’s Buckingham!”

Related Characters: John Felton (speaker), The Duke of Buckingham
Page Number: 550
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 59 Quotes

“It was God’s will,” Felton said with a fanatic’s resignation. But he could not take his eyes off the sloop, and he imagined that he could see a woman on its deck, the woman to whom he had sacrificed his life.

Related Characters: John Felton (speaker), Lord de Winter, The Duke of Buckingham
Page Number: 572
Explanation and Analysis:
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John Felton Quotes in The Three Musketeers

The The Three Musketeers quotes below are all either spoken by John Felton or refer to John Felton. 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:
Friendship and Loyalty Theme Icon
).
Chapter 50 Quotes

“Look at this woman,” said de Winter. “She’s young and beautiful, and she has every kind of charm imaginable; yet she’s a monster who, at the age of twenty-five, has already committed as many crimes as you’ll find in the records of our law courts for a year. Her body speaks in her favor, her beauty lures her victims, and I must say in all fairness that her body pays what she’s promised. She’ll try to seduce you, she may even try to kill you.”

Related Characters: Lord de Winter (speaker), John Felton
Page Number: 495
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 57 Quotes

“He’s the man who’s ravaged England, persecuted true believers, and destroyed the honor of countless women, the man who’s plunged two kingdoms into bloody war to satisfy a whim of his depraved heart, the man who protects the Protestants today and will betray them tomorrow.”

“Buckingham!” Felton said furiously. “Yes, it’s Buckingham!”

Related Characters: John Felton (speaker), The Duke of Buckingham
Page Number: 550
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 59 Quotes

“It was God’s will,” Felton said with a fanatic’s resignation. But he could not take his eyes off the sloop, and he imagined that he could see a woman on its deck, the woman to whom he had sacrificed his life.

Related Characters: John Felton (speaker), Lord de Winter, The Duke of Buckingham
Page Number: 572
Explanation and Analysis: