context1: Personality: Industrious; almost ruthless businessman who does not <strong>forgive</strong> and <strong>forget</strong>; a stern and overbearing father who expects much of his son Daniel. As time goes by he becomes increasingly sterner to his son, as he slowly realizes that he will never be ready to take over the family business. Instead he favors his adoptive daughter Ellen, who is doing good in school, unlike Daniel.
context2: After a while, he drinks enough to make him <strong>forget</strong> what he was originally doing there and an impromptu sing-along to Guns N' Roses' Paradise City causes him to become popular for the evening. William begins talking with Mike, and Mike apologizes for tripping him earlier in the day at the graduation ceremony while William was giving the valedictorian speech. William <strong>forgives</strong> him, and the two of them seemingly become friends.