Fails at characterization.
Okay that's a bit harsh, I've seen far worse. But Rowson does honestly trip up. I can withstand Charlotte's characterization up to a point—she's supposed to be some kind of supremely innocent and unwary figure. Though I don't get why that would necessarily make her stupid--she is continually manipulated via guilt; you would think that eventually she would realize, "Oh look, they keep manipulating me by playing on my guilt. Maybe they're not as nice I thought."
Montraville is where my real problem lies though; Rowson tells us he's a good guy--that if he knew what he was doing would end badly, he would stop (which is some pretty weak reasoning). However, Montraville spends his time manipulating Charlotte with guilt the same way that the “bad” characters (Belcour and Mademoiselle) do. How is that “good”? The “good” character acts the same as the “bad” ones?
lolwut?
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