Analysis of Athos from The Three Muskateers

It is interesting, that in the modern moment, I suspected Athos of being queer. But, recall, that's a modern lens, and not truly who Athos is. It wouldn't have even dawned on the author to make a character like that. Where there is mystery, and disinterest in women, isn't necessarily because of Athos being Gay, but from having loved deeply, and having to put his wife to death. Even so, they didn't even have sex, having been married. Athos never saw the Fleur-De-Lis brand on her shoulder. The culture, at that time, was disinterested in sex. It was not something they really thought about, as is evident in the story that people would be married, and not even have seen their wife's nudity. And certainly, men wouldn't sleep with other men, they would have no conception of it.