In Charlotte Temple, Susanna Rowson portrays Montraville in a particularly interesting manner. Throughout the story, and in these chapters particularly, it seems as if Rowson wants Montraville to seem evil, but not too evil. While Montraville falls in love with another woman and forsakes Charlotte, he clearly holds himself responsible for her plight. Montraville’s awareness and regret temper his wrongdoing so as to save him from an entirely villainous portrayal. For example, when he realizes he has fallen in love with Julia Franklin, Montraville expresses the fear that he has “entailed lasting misery on that poor girl”, demonstrating his understanding of the damage he has done to Charlotte’s honor and her future. Additionally, when Montraville