Everybody experiences conflicts frequently. Conflicts vary in enemies and importance: person versus person, person against his conscience, useless to argue about, and ones that control life's outlook. The Scarlet Pimpernel is composed of a plethora of conflicts, essential and unimportant ones alike. The primary conflict is Marguerite versus herself, starting with the either-or situation she is introduced to, peaking when Marguerite screams to save the lives of Armand and Sir Percy Blakeney, and resolving when she reunites with Percy as well as her brother. First of all, the conflict with Marguerite and herself begins when she controls the fate of an either-or decision. For example, when Marguerite reads the note that contains information regarding the Scarlet Pimpernel, the narrator describes her situation by stating, "In two hours she must make up her mind whether she will keep the knowledge so cunningly gained to herself, and leave her brother to his fate, or whether she will willfully betray a brave man," (Orczy 85). This shows that Marguerite is having a difficult and…show more content… For example, when Marguerite discovers that the Jew is Percy incognito, she asks him about Armand's whereabouts, to which he replies, " 'Oh! have no fear for Armand, sweetheart," he said tenderly, "... He with de Tournay and the others are even now on board the Day Dream,' " (Orczy 206). This shows that Marguerite's mission to travel to Calais to warn Percy about Chauvelin's sinister plans and to take care of her brother's safety is officially accomplished. This is important because the need to battle with herself to grow as a courageous person is now unnecessary since she fulfilled her desire. In conclusion, since Lady Blakeney's journey to help the ones near and dear to her heart escape from France is completed, it is feasible for her to culminate the conflict betwixt her
