The lovable rogue is generally male and is often trying to "beat the system" and better himself, though not by ordinary or widely accepted means. If the protagonist of a story is also a lovable rogue, he is frequently deemed an antihero. The lovable rogue's wild disposition is viewed not as repulsive and alarming so much as exciting and adventurous. Some examples of this include: Snide or arrogant remarks, brawn over brains (yet challenging calls to action with wit before brawn), using their gut instincts to get out of hostility if personal profit is at stake, perhaps they love themselves more than women, thinking fast and talking faster, as well as having aspirations for a better life. The lovable rogue is generally regarded as handsome or attractive and his daredevil attitude further makes him sexually desirable to other characters. He often has a fiery temper and is streetwise—possessing practical knowledge—usually having self-taught and never been educated in a formal setting.
Motives and morality
Lovable rogues are not the standard paragons of virtue because they frequently break the law or seem to act for their own personal profit; however, they are charming or sympathetic enough to convince the audience to root for them. As with the case of George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice, authors may even intentionally write them that way in order to hide the fact that they are a villain from readers until this information becomes necessary to plot.[1]
Although they appear at first to act only for personal gain or to break the law needlessly, lovable rogues are often justified in these actions later on due to some ethical motivation that had not yet been revealed at the time or, at least, have the capacity to atone for their wrongdoings. Many lovable rogues are simply prone to being misled when making ethical decisions while others who appear to act unethically actually maintain a flexible and complicated but legitimate code of ethics.
Despite his common external appearance of selfishness, foolhardiness, or emotional detachment, the lovable rogue may in fact strongly associate with a highly idealistic belief system and understand the concept of a code of honor so highly valued that it transcends normal social constraints such as conformity, tradition, or the law. This sense of an internalized, personal code is usually what makes the lovable rogue lovable, since it serves to confirm that he is moral whereas he may have appeared at first glance to be immoral. The lovable rogue, thus, is not a villain, because he has either a sincere, strong sense of morality (though he may be unwilling to expose it) or has the definite potential for establishing such a moral sense. In addition, his tendency to violate norms may be regarded as a positive trait—having a highly individualistic, creative, or self-reliant personality.
^Bell, Terena (2021-01-28). "Fiction Writing Lessons from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice". Medium. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
James Huneker wrote of Francis Wilson portrayal of the lovable rogue
January 07, 2023
lovable, rogue, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding,. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lovable rogue news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The lovable rogue is a fictional stock character often from a working class upbringing who tends to recklessly defy social norms and social conventions but who still evokes empathy from the audience or other characters Contents 1 Description 1 1 Character stereotypes 1 2 Motives and morality 2 See also 3 ReferencesDescription EditCharacter stereotypes Edit The lovable rogue is generally male and is often trying to beat the system and better himself though not by ordinary or widely accepted means If the protagonist of a story is also a lovable rogue he is frequently deemed an antihero The lovable rogue s wild disposition is viewed not as repulsive and alarming so much as exciting and adventurous Some examples of this include Snide or arrogant remarks brawn over brains yet challenging calls to action with wit before brawn using their gut instincts to get out of hostility if personal profit is at stake perhaps they love themselves more than women thinking fast and talking faster as well as having aspirations for a better life The lovable rogue is generally regarded as handsome or attractive and his daredevil attitude further makes him sexually desirable to other characters He often has a fiery temper and is streetwise possessing practical knowledge usually having self taught and never been educated in a formal setting Motives and morality Edit Lovable rogues are not the standard paragons of virtue because they frequently break the law or seem to act for their own personal profit however they are charming or sympathetic enough to convince the audience to root for them As with the case of George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice authors may even intentionally write them that way in order to hide the fact that they are a villain from readers until this information becomes necessary to plot 1 Although they appear at first to act only for personal gain or to break the law needlessly lovable rogues are often justified in these actions later on due to some ethical motivation that had not yet been revealed at the time or at least have the capacity to atone for their wrongdoings Many lovable rogues are simply prone to being misled when making ethical decisions while others who appear to act unethically actually maintain a flexible and complicated but legitimate code of ethics Despite his common external appearance of selfishness foolhardiness or emotional detachment the lovable rogue may in fact strongly associate with a highly idealistic belief system and understand the concept of a code of honor so highly valued that it transcends normal social constraints such as conformity tradition or the law This sense of an internalized personal code is usually what makes the lovable rogue lovable since it serves to confirm that he is moral whereas he may have appeared at first glance to be immoral The lovable rogue thus is not a villain because he has either a sincere strong sense of morality though he may be unwilling to expose it or has the definite potential for establishing such a moral sense In addition his tendency to violate norms may be regarded as a positive trait having a highly individualistic creative or self reliant personality See also EditSimilar characters Outlaw stock character Social banditsRogue related articles Eavesdrop Defector Sabotage Status symbol Bad boy archetype Rake stock character References Edit Bell Terena 2021 01 28 Fiction Writing Lessons from Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice Medium Retrieved 2021 02 02 James Huneker wrote of Francis Wilson portrayal of the lovable rogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lovable rogue amp oldid 1072940003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
