ENTJ 1w9 Characters

Margaret has a tough-talking, no-nonsense approach, which exerts itself in excessive “control” over the enemies that threaten the throne; she wants to impose strict restrictions and rules on the king’s enemies, which means placing Elizabeth Woodville under house arrest, then instilling her in an abbey, away from her allies. She has  a directive style, and her son looks to her for council and diplomatic advice, when making decisions that impact the welfare of his reign and the stability of the kingdom. She is an effective decision maker, able to put her own feelings aside to establish alliances. She cares very much about her son, and for Jasper, but does not articulate these feelings well; it manifests more often through her behavior. She can be ruthless against those she does not like, and tries to impose her values and beliefs on others, through Te-dominance. She is so disconnected with her own moral ethics, she commits murder to protect her son / the throne, then excuses it as being “God’s will.” She has a specific vision she has followed her entire life, first for placing her son upon the throne and then keeping him there. Margaret has razor-sharp insights into other people; she quickly sees who is with them and who isn’t, she correctly suspects Elizabeth’s motives are underhanded. Her forward thinking led her to eliminate the York boys in the Tower as a threat; when her secret almost comes to light, she acts in her son’s future interests, by preventing the truth from coming out. She urges Henry to focus on the future, in establishing a strong presence, in securing allies and alliances, in ensuring they will all be stable, for years to come. Her dominance manifests itself in a strong physical presence and her willingness to “get her hands dirty” when need be; Margaret wastes no time in inserting herself into the finer things the kingship has to offer (she takes the queen’s chambers, dresses to impress, and insists on being called “My Lady, The King’s Mother”). She smothers a man when he threatens to reveal a sordid truth; she is willing to take risks, in dealing with traitors, and notices subtle changes in her son and his wife’s behaviors.

Enneagram: 1w9

Margaret justifies many of her decisions as being the “right” thing to do, but also has a tremendous amount of self-doubt and condemnation; she can be rigid and hard, authoritative, and engage in power struggles with Elizabeth, but the idea of being evil absolutely terrifies her. Her conscience torments her with the lost princes’ deaths and she becomes so afraid of being found out, she covers up her crime so she is not thought of as “less” or “sinful” in her son’s eyes. Though she loves Jasper Tudor, she will not allow herself to have an affair with him, pointing out multiple times that she is married and denying herself her sinful earthly desires. Her 9 fix hates discord but can also be cold, shut off from her feelings, and numb to the appeals of others. Her 3 fix shows in her pride – in her son, in what she accomplished, in that her “vision never wavered” of him on the throne, in her need to occupy the queen’s chambers and have respect. Her 6 shows in her natural distrust of others, her suspicions about their motives and intentions, and her deeper anxieties.