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"Chaotic" isn't insane, as pointed out before. That's my favorite alignment, most of my characters are CN because it comes natural to me. One day you help a town be saved, asking for no pay because you just "felt like it". The next day you won't move a finger to save a princess because you see no immediate reward, and you make your price clear if they want your aid. Chaotic doesn't mean doing wild things always, it's more of an "unpredictable" kind of mood, as I see it.

You might forgive a big trespassing, and then go ballistic against someone stealing a copper from you. That's chaotic because it's unexpected. You don't necessarily have to run around yelling gibberish right after bathing. That's more of an insanity thing: If you're chaotic, your word is as reliable as the wind right before a tornado. You think of yourself first, and would go to great lengths to be satisfied (even if it means harm to others); yet, you don't harm for the PLEASURE of others in pain, you do it for yourself. Yo do right and wrong as you see fit, you might be whimsical or methodical when pursuing your goals, but in the end, nobody knows how will you react.

Depends, also, on how you take the alignments. Usually, though, evil characters are even more dangerous when in love. It's not uncommon to think that an evil character, when falling in love, would think among the lines of:

"Whatever she asks is a small price for her happiness."
"If anyone makes her cry, I'll kill the bastard."
"She is MINE."
"She'll love me and only me. I'll see to it."

The way this is executed would define if s/he's chaotic or lawful.

Depends if, also, s/he loves his/her family. If not, she might sell his/her child for a good price, for example. If he/she loves his/her kids, s/he'd be like a wolf with pups.

We had a looong alignment discussion (friends and I) when we saw Taken, the one starring Liam Neeson, the retaliation method. We were unanimously in favor of him being chaotic, though some said "evil", some said "neutral".