But he was not well liked, he had a violent temper and a tendency to be cruel to those who opposed him. They obeyed him more out of fear than out of any sort of true affection for the man. But he was human and had redeeming qualities. He was compassionate to women and children, and when Darius abandoned his family out of fear of Alexander, he treated them with the respect they deserved as members of the royal family. And later, when King Darius was murdered, Alexander found his murderer and put him to death. It would seem that Alexander saw his world in black and white, right and wrong. There didn't seem to be a gray area with