Napoleon Bonaparte Personality Analysis

Gemma Betros utilizes Napoleon's vacillating, and contradictory personality, within his highly motivated military techniques to describe his ambitions during his early life, successes, and defeats. Throughout history, many historians and other students have become very interested with Napoleon Bonaparte's empire, this fascination often lies in questions and speculations about his personality. Napoleon often found it hard to “articulate his true intentions” and many memoirs offer insight but do not quite grasp the true meaning of his personality. Memoirs also only give us a glimpse of his personality during a certain period, not how it changed over his 51-year reign. This lack of information about his true personality leads Napoleon to be a
Though in Valence he often wrote to his brother, Joseph, speaking of committing suicide because of always being in battle, seeing death, the harsh conditions, and being with so many men at a young age. The idea that he wants to kill himself will resurface multiple times throughout his life. This is why many historians evaluate the state of his mental well being when analyzing his multiple personalities. After his wife, Josephine partook in infidelity acts Napoleon went on a rampage exclaiming how he was tired of human nature, and that he should live in solitude and isolation. This contradicts his mature, stable, and well-kempt state that most thought he was in during the time and during the contemporary studies. He even quoted that “there is nothing left for me than to really become truly egotistical!” Napoleon had a renowned ability to inspire his men, although was also known as a true hot head. Napoleon could be affectionate toward others which oppose the idea that he was a singular solemn leader. Whenever in war, Napoleon personal life was “clearly a commodity,” he lost all delightful attitudes and often brought on a more bitter side to his leadership in which he would treat his own soldiers as if they were the