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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.

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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.comparison.
* [[SirSwearsALot Danton]] barely has a single sentence which does not include heavy cursing, made hilarious by the use of NarrativeProfanityFilter.
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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.

!!The 1952 film

* The montage of Andre's greetings to the Assembly after killing noblemen in duels.
--> '''Assembly President:''' Deputy du Rouge, representing the Soissons district?
--> '''Andre:''' Mr. President, the deputy from Soissons will be absent from this assembly... permanently.
** Basically, any time Andre Moreau, as delegate to the National Assembly, is challenged to or enters the Assembly late after winning a duel with a nobleman.
* Andre's opinion of Philipe's revolutionary pamphlet near the beginning:
--> '''Andre:''' The grammar is appalling. On the first page, you've doubled two negatives, split an infinitive, and missed out three commas!
* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters and [[SnarkToSnarkCombat any interaction between her and Andre]].
* Most of the slapstick stage comedy, particularly when Andre has had to adopt the Scaramouche costume as a disguise.

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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.

!!The 1952 film

* The montage of Andre's greetings to the Assembly after killing noblemen in duels.
--> '''Assembly President:''' Deputy du Rouge, representing the Soissons district?
--> '''Andre:''' Mr. President, the deputy from Soissons will be absent from this assembly... permanently.
** Basically, any time Andre Moreau, as delegate to the National Assembly, is challenged to or enters the Assembly late after winning a duel with a nobleman.
* Andre's opinion of Philipe's revolutionary pamphlet near the beginning:
--> '''Andre:''' The grammar is appalling. On the first page, you've doubled two negatives, split an infinitive, and missed out three commas!
* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters and [[SnarkToSnarkCombat any interaction between her and Andre]].
* Most of the slapstick stage comedy, particularly when Andre has had to adopt the Scaramouche costume as a disguise.
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!!The novel

* Upon informing the Binet Troupe that they are trespassing on the land of the [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis de]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney La Tour d'Azyr]], Andre describes him thusly:
-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.

!!The 1952 film



* Upon informing the Binet Troupe that they are trespassing on the land of the [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis de]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney La Tour d'Azyr]], Andre describes him thusly:
-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.
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* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters and [[SnarkToSnarkCombat any interaction between her and Andre]].

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* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters and [[SnarkToSnarkCombat any interaction between her and Andre]].Andre]].
* Most of the slapstick stage comedy, particularly when Andre has had to adopt the Scaramouche costume as a disguise.
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* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters any interaction between her and Andre.

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* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters and [[SnarkToSnarkCombat any interaction between her and Andre.Andre]].
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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.

to:

-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison.comparison.
* Assuming you like your comedy arch and snarky, almost every line Lenore utters any interaction between her and Andre.
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--> '''Andre:''' Mr. President, the deputy from Soissons will be absent from this assembly...permanently.

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--> '''Andre:''' Mr. President, the deputy from Soissons will be absent from this assembly... permanently.



-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison."

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-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison."
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** Basically, any time Andre Moreau, as delegate to the National Assembly, is challenged to or enters the Assembly late after winning a duel with a nobleman.
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--> '''Andre:''' The grammar is appalling. On the first page, you've doubled two negatives, split an infinitive, and missed out three commas!

to:

--> '''Andre:''' The grammar is appalling. On the first page, you've doubled two negatives, split an infinitive, and missed out three commas!commas!
*Upon informing the Binet Troupe that they are trespassing on the land of the [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis de]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney La Tour d'Azyr]], Andre describes him thusly:
-->'''Andre:''' The gentleman is the Devil. Or rather I should say upon reflection, the Devil is a gentleman by comparison."
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* The montage of Andre's greetings to the Assembly after killing noblemen in duels.
--> '''Assembly President:''' Deputy du Rouge, representing the Soissons district?
--> '''Andre:''' Mr. President, the deputy from Soissons will be absent from this assembly...permanently.
* Andre's opinion of Philipe's revolutionary pamphlet near the beginning:
--> '''Andre:''' The grammar is appalling. On the first page, you've doubled two negatives, split an infinitive, and missed out three commas!

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