Hi again! No apologies needed, especially as I disappeared off the internet for a couple of weeks myself... I'm not tired of musketeering, just slow in responding!
I'm all for fangirl theories about Athos and Milady! Their story is really something I'd like to explain/justify for myself. There isn't much in the books about Athos's family, is there? I can't remember any mention of his mother and father. I always assumed that Athos's father was dead because otherwise it would have been his responsibility to decide Milady's fate. I thought that maybe Athos's parents were both dead and he'd had no one to offer him advice or forbid him from getting involved with Milady. His loneliness might also explain why he fell for her so completely.
In his shock, Athos seeing Milady as some kind of supernatural evil actually strikes a chord, I think it would be in keeping with the superstitions of the time.
Your theory would sort of make Athos's actions understandable in a modern light. My current, perhaps less forgiving, theory is that both characters love each other passionately, but there are things in their lives that take precedence even over that - Athos's honour, his respect for tradion and nobility and his sense of responsibility, and Milady's ambition (marrying above her station was a very good move for her, even if it was prompted by real attraction). I think this makes their actions understandable in the historical context, although the characters may not seem as nice to us.
I'm all for fangirl theories about Athos and Milady! Their story is really something I'd like to explain/justify for myself. There isn't much in the books about Athos's family, is there? I can't remember any mention of his mother and father. I always assumed that Athos's father was dead because otherwise it would have been his responsibility to decide Milady's fate. I thought that maybe Athos's parents were both dead and he'd had no one to offer him advice or forbid him from getting involved with Milady. His loneliness might also explain why he fell for her so completely.
In his shock, Athos seeing Milady as some kind of supernatural evil actually strikes a chord, I think it would be in keeping with the superstitions of the time.
Your theory would sort of make Athos's actions understandable in a modern light. My current, perhaps less forgiving, theory is that both characters love each other passionately, but there are things in their lives that take precedence even over that - Athos's honour, his respect for tradion and nobility and his sense of responsibility, and Milady's ambition (marrying above her station was a very good move for her, even if it was prompted by real attraction). I think this makes their actions understandable in the historical context, although the characters may not seem as nice to us.
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