It seemed as if Bernier was constantly being talked down to by almost everyone who came in contact with him. The fact that he had an unwed mother always seemed to come up. Despite the hurtful remarks though, he aimed to please his lord and do his bidding. Even when Raoul was about to invade Origny, Bernier did all that was in his power to try and be like-minded with what Raoul wanted. T

Bernier had many strengths, such as his loyalty to Raoul, even through the times of turmoil and disagreements, he stayed true to who he thought was his friend. Unfortunately, his loyalty at times was his weakness also. At the very beginning, when he found that Raoul was planning to take his fathers land, Bernier should have taken a stand then and did more than just plead with Raoul. It took the death of a city and his mother to finally be his own man and fight. Another strength that Bernier possessed was his ability to be consistent. As soon as he started being his own person, he became more noble and knightly. His leadership started to shine through and as a result, he became a better thinker and when Raoul's nephew came after Bernier for revenge, he was able to see the mistakes he made when he was younger and it earned him a victory for all.

Bernier at this point was at his wits end. So far he was driven to fight for the defense of his father's inheritance. He was not successful in swaying Raoul to not take over the land, and as a result his mother was now dead. Bernier was subject to the horrid picture of his mother burned in a church. Even though this saddened Bernier extremely, he is for some reason, willing to discuss this with Raoul in his tent. Raoul is fully aware that Bernier is the son of Ybert and at he still has the audacity to discuss what his war plans are. Even Bernier says "It is small wonder if I cannot contain my anger." (Crosland, 78). At this, Raoul becomes furious and start talking about Bernier's mom. Now this is the last straw, he has already killed his mother, now he is talking about her as if she was nothing. Bernier says, "A false friend I have found in you. I have served you and loved you and helped to make you powerful; I am ill rewarded for my good service. If I had my polished helmet on my head I would fight either on horse or on foot against any well armed knight to refute your charge of bastard and renegade. And you yourself with all your presumption would not dare strike me, not for the archbishopric of Rheims!" (Crosland, 84). Raoul sees this as a challenge so he raises his sword and strikes a blow across Bernier's head. He has now further fueled the fire of Bernier's rage, which would ultimately kill Raoul. Raoul sees the blood dripping from Bernier's face and is struck with some remorse and attempts to apologize. Now it is too late, Bernier has had enough of Raoul. A combination of being called a bastard, son of a whore, always being loyal to a person who doesn't care about your family, and being in competition with Raoul has pushed Bernier to his farthest limits and now he is ready for revenge. "All this is child's play. I would not accept your offer for all the gold of Tagus until this blood that I s

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Approximate Word count = 1860
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)