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Character Analysis

Actions

One of the things we really love about Scott is that he is not as straightforward a writer as he may seem at first glance.

His direct descriptions of characters don't always match up with their actions.

For example, Scott comes right out and says that Brian de Bois-Guilbert has an "air of haughtiness, easily acquired by the exercise of unresisted authority" (4.2).

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In other words, he's a proud snob who's used to getting his own way. This appears to be a piece of direct characterization, since Scott is giving us explicit information about Bois-Guilbert's character.

But while Scott tells us that Bois-Guilbert is proud and used to getting his own way, he shows us a Bois-Guilbert who is changed by his love for Rebecca.

The novel's direct characterizations of Bois-Guilbert don't always jive with his actions and development over the course of the book, as when he begs Rebecca to run away with him and when he self-destructs during the