It was delightful to have Wigram try and talk down to the low-born Sharpe, saying "This is where you're supposed to slap my face!", but then having Sharpe walk right up to him and slam a knee into Wigram's groin. Wigram was such a Nancy-boy about everything.
shareI actually didn't buy that argument at all. Wigram basically just walks up to Sharpe and says; "Your wife's too good for you. Fight me so I can let it out on you in court later." It seemed far too spontanious.
What they should have done was introduce Wigram as Bampyfilde's cousin, or friend or something, and already having a beef with Sharpe. Then, Sharpe duels Bampyfilde over his desertion in "Sharpe's Siege", and Wigram takes vengeance on Sharpe in court.
Spontaneous? Ross was wounded and yielded command - that meant command was to go to the officer of the next-lowest rank, which was Wigram. Because of Wigram's dithering, Sharpe took command in a very abrupt and insubordinate manner. As seen, Toulouse turned out to be a great victory, and all dispatches and records would show that Major Sharpe led the attack rather than Colonel Wigram.
Considering the honours, fame, and promotion Wigram could have expected to earn from commanding that victorious brigade, I think it made perfect sense that he wanted to kill Sharpe.
I suspect the problem is that you have too many paperclips up your nose