I understand that most duels were fought with the intention that preferably nobody should die, but clearly this commonly did not happen, as Alexander Hamilton found out. A lot of notable figures fought duels and killed people, such as Daniel O'Connell, but it didn't seem to have catastrophic effects on their personal or professional lives. What could I expect if were to kill someone in a duel? Would I be perceived as a murderer, at least by the victims family? Would I come under immense scrutiny over how well I conducted the duel, or my reasons for doing so? Would my character and behavior outside of the duel play into people's sense of whether or not I was a scoundrel because of it? Would it be something that would be held against me in the public sphere at all?