Francatelli is somebody who believes that life is his to make of what he will...or at least that it should be. He is a strong believer in social mobility and in looking beyond the shores of our small island nation. He takes pride in being the very best at what he does, and won't accept mediocrity when he can see potential. He feels that there's theoretically very little that he can't achieve. So when he feels his fate is taken out of his hands, first by Miss Skerrett and then by the Queen, he struggles and has a tendency to become resentful, even rebellious. Resentment and claustrophobia can lead people to make poor decisions, and Charles comes very close to making some rather rash ones, but events often have a way of bringing life into focus, and thankfully, Charles finds the clarity to sit down and ask himself which is more important: his heart or his ego.
