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Dangerous
Liaisons
by
Choderlos
de
Laclos
An
article
Valerie
Mamicheva
Valmont Merteuil pleasure novel success (and a veritable scandal). And
obviously
the main characters of Dangerous liaisons are vicomte de Valmont and madam de Merteuil. Exactly they braid all intrigues together and spoil the lives of so many people. That is what we see on the example of Cecile de Volanges and madam de Tourvel. The fam
that the main theme and idea of the novel is opening of the image and the goal of of the deeds of unamendabled lover Valmont
his growing up under influence of madam de Tourvel's love? That's why Milos Foreman renamed his film from Dangerous Liaisons to simply Valmont. Exactly
in Valmont Choderlos de Laclos wanted to show vices of his century
Valmont is its reflection. But madam de Merteuil hasn't gone too far from Valmont. In the novel we are watching their correspondence. Why Choderlos de Laclos chose epistolary genre? Because only in a letter we can clearly consider and perceive some though
let us take madam de Merteuil – she writes in a exquisite and dainty style
using many epithets and specific words
in her speech we see utterances of the famous philosophers of her time
her own dictums. And more
this dainty schemer owns a flexible and sharp wit
sense of humour
and she is well educated and interested in all latest news about theatre and music. She is an interesting person to deal with. Madam de Merteuil can stand for herself
she can get every man she wants
she can be charming and attractive
virtuous and modest (remember her relationships with madam de Volanges). She early understood that a woman can conquer a man
subordinate him
if she wants so. But this woman is ought not only to be able to talk about a fashion and to have good manners – wise marquise consulted with philosophers
writers
moralists. She knows how to behave herself with men and she knows what she wants. She enjoys this game of love and a sharp intrigue she twisted between the lovers -- chevalier Danceny and Cecile de Volanges. It gives her pleasure and joy. Cecile is too yo
was Valmont the only representative of such tending to love in all Paris? Off course
no. But
maybe
Valmont isn't so insidious lecher as it seemed at first. Maybe
the matter is in marquise de Merteuil
who supplies this poisonous source in his soul and culls her vanity in it. That is what Valmont couldn't understand
he was only a toy in the hands of the cunning marquise
who calculated everything. Yet
marquise realized that Valmont's new love (madam de Tourvel) began to ennoble him and change him. And she insisted on his brake with madam de Tourvel because she is afraid to lose him. The intrigue with de Tourvel went too far
she considers. Not realizing – that
Valmont fights for his love he suggests an alternative to marquise
she chooses a war. And he loses
he dies
he has a talk with Danceny
to whom he opened what he understood quite recently – now he knows all essence of this maleficent woman. He died
but morally towered over her. He died free from burden of his sins. And what do Valmont and de Merteil have common and and different? Both of them – mean souls
capable to fraud and treason
connoisseurs of a sharp intrigue and they are interested in its flexible uncoupling. To use surrounding people in your own purposes is the greatest pleasure. An intrigue for them is a whole art
ability to stay alive and to get wishing. Hundreds
or even thousands of people got victims of this art. They are accomplices in their sins
the plans they invent together. That is what united them. But their lives in society ended differently. For madam de berteuil – it was a great disgrace
departure in big hurry from France
she got ravaged and ashamed. Valmont – he dies in a duel with Danceny
but he dies with realization of his terrible way of life
he understands that he spoiled a lot of women's reputations
and he is sorry for that. He apologizes to Madam de Tourvel
his soul is saved from marquise's poison. His did exalted him. One more heroine of Dangerous liaisons is Cecile de Volanges. She has just arrived from the monastery
she is young and inexperienced
trustful and lightheaded. She fell in love with Danceny. Having fallen into the trap made by Valmont and marquise de Mereuil she let them use herself how do they like. She is defenseless before their cunning and dainty cruelty. And the love to Danceny mad
before her own mother. Poor Cecile
at the end
went to a monastery. Her pure and noble soul couldn't solve this riddle. Her mother didn't find out the all truth about what had happened. One more noble heart and virtuous soul is madam de Tourvel. For Valmont to spoil a woman with a high moral princip
light amusement. Madam de Tourvel couldn't betray her moral principles
her husband and a religion. Valmont made her do it. Gradually
Valmont didn't mention himself to fall in love with madam de Tourvel. He didn't notice that his feelings began to change from shameful and dirty into gentle and romantic. He wanted to donate his love in the name of his reputation of the first reprobate in
but others either. At the end
we can say
that Dangerous Liaisons's goal was not only the reflection of the atmosphere of dainty libertinism and lie hidden with virtue but to suppress these vices and others on the example of Valmont and madam de Merteuil. Dangerous liaisons is very moral
special philosophical-moral-ethical creation. — Valerie Mamicheva
