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The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Orczy Essay

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Compare and Contrast : Sir Percy vs. Chauvelin from the Scarlet Pimpernel


Many objects and people these days have the ability to be compared and


contrasted. For example, you could compare and contrast a dog and a cat. A dog


is most commonly a house pet, like the cat. But a dog has more of an ability to


be trained, unlike the cat. But it’s not the subject of comparing a dog and a cat.


It’s time to begin comparing and contrasting Sir Percy and Chauvelin from The


Scarlet Pimpernel, a book written by Baroness Orczy.


Let’s start with comparing Percy and Chauvelin. Something that they


have in common is that they both are smart and creative. For example, Percy


showed his creativity by outwitting Chauvelin at the Chat Gris. When Percy


offered Chauvelin the snuff, but it really was pepper, that was definite creativity.


Chauvelin shows his smarts when he holds Armand hostage and blackmails


Margueritte. Really, how else can you think of that would make Margueritte do


anything for Chauvelin?


Another way that the two are alike is that they both are fighting for


what they believe in. Percy is trying to free the aristocrats, while Chauvelin is


attempting to prevent the aristocrats from leaving. Both are totally devoted to


their job and are fighting for what they believe. Like how Percy could get killed


at any time if he gets caught by Chauvelin. Speaking of Chauvelin, he himself is


not a liked man ; there are many that wouldn’t mind his little head on a stick, eh?


The third way that Chauvelin and Sir Percy are alike is that they both use


disguises in the book. Percy uses a disguise when he is trying to smuggle out


aristocrats. His was of an old hag, and it allowed him to bypass the guards. He


said that he was toting along his son who had the plague. Percy also had many


accessories with his tricks. This time he used a rope of braids that Percy said


were from the men who’s heads got cut off. Yikes! Chauvelin’s disguise was of a


clergyman, used while he was tracking down the Scarlet Pimpernel. This


disguise allowed h

im to not be recognized immediately by Percy, but still he


recognized Chauvelin eventually.


Moving on to contrast, Percy and Chauvelin do not think alike. Yes, they


are both very smart, but Chauvelin plays dirty while Percy sticks to the rules. For


example, Chauvelin will kidnap people and blackmail them. He kidnapped


Armand and made Margueritte lead him to the Pimpernel or else Chauvelin


would kill Armand. Percy, on the other hand, plays fair and is very polite. Like


the time when Percy’s life was in danger at the Chat Gris. When he was leaving,


and minutes away from his death, did he dash out the door? No, he politely paid


for his meal and left. Now that’s nice !


Another thing that the two characters do not have in common is how


they direct their men. Chauvelin is more of a guy who will tell his men to do


something, yet Chauvelin doesn’t do anything but direct. He will say, “Men,


shoot at that hut when the tall man comes!” But does he have a gun in hand?


Nope. Percy, though, will tell his men to do something, and you can bet that he


will be up there. Like when he rescues aristocrats, Percy is the one leading the


cart passed the guards, risking his own life.


The third thing that these two men don’t have in common is their view’s


on aristocrats. Sir Percy is fighting for his life to save these poor French souls,


but Chauvelin is trying his best to kill them all. Chauvelin’s job is to find deliver


the aristocrats that are sinning on their country to Madame La Guillotine. Totally


opposite is Percy’s job of rescuing these doomed French from death during their


revolution.


In conclusion, it’s easy to see that these two men have a lot in common.


They are both smart and creative, they both fight for what they believe, and they


both use disguises sometimes. On the other hand, these men don’t really think


alike, they are two different directors, and their views are different on aristocrats.


All in all, these two men share many similarities, but their differences outweigh


the similarities.


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