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The Lord of the Rings is written in a third person objective narrative, with infrequent comment from the 'narrator' on the thoughts and feelings of characters. Saruman is most often described as a traitor or treacherous, the terms are used by Gandalf, and Elrond, and even by Sauron's orc Grisnakh. Gandalf describes him as proud, cold and scornful. Pippin, having witnessed the destruction of Saruman's stronghold of Isengard, thought that he "had not much grit, not much plain courage alone in a tight place without a lot of slaves and machines and things..." p.207 TTT He shows himself prone to anger, with angry outbursts in two of his four reported conversations.

After the defeat of his armies, having been caught in the betrayal of Sauron, he is offered refuge by Gandalf, in return for his aid. Saruman rejects the offer quickly and angrily, but leaves "the anguish of a mind in doubt, loathing to stay and dreading to leave its refuge" plain to see. p.226

Treebeard gives a different view of what Saruman may have been like in earlier times, saying that he was polite and always eager to learn, although providing nothing in return. However, in other writings which cover Saruman's background, he is again reported to be proud and scornful (examples). (Unfinished Tales and perhaps Silmarillion)

Has great knowledge, but also great pride (as desc by Gandalf) Takes meddling ill (sound familiar?) p.63 angered by 'white' p.338 scorn for radagast p.339, sneers, cold pp.338&341 - all Gandalfs report

Eomer - cunning & dwimmer crafty

a fool & a dirty treacherous fool - grisnakh p.49

Treebeard - polite, asked leave (when he saw me) very quiet to begin with, always eager to listen, his face became like windows in a stone wall, with the shutters down

quick to anger - re white robes &