It’s not Mersault’s actions that influence his crime, but rather his lack of actions. His apathy for everything and the absurd causes him to place life to near or on no value whatsoever. Since he feels no remorse for Maman’s death, he certainly won’t feel anything for a stranger’s death even if he murdered him. The court looked into Mersualt’s private life and found details about the death of his mother. When Mersault’s lawyer is talking to him and it is said that, “The investigators had learned that I had “shown insensitivity” on the day of Maman’s funeral” (Camus 64). The court later uses this as a potential motive against Mersault because it shows his indifference to death and how he hadn’t shown remorse after either death. His indifference also earns him the title “Monsiuer Antichrist” because he seems wicked in the eyes of the magistrate for not feeling any remorse. Also, the lawyer mentions how his thoughts and persona are off putting and the legal dealings would be much harsher if he spoke what he thought to the magistrate. Mersault said, “He made me promise I wouldn’t say that at my hearing or in front of the examining magistrate” (Camus 65). This was to try to prevent Mersault from receiving the …show more content…
For example, the magistrate questioned Mersault’s spirituality and he said he wasn’t religious, and in the beginning of the book it talks about how Maman wasn’t religious and how in comparison he wasn’t religious. An example of this is, “While not an atheist, Maman had never in her life given a thought to religion” (Camus 6). Camus includes this to show where Mersault could have possibly learned his traits and how his personality were formed. This could be a direct connection to the murder because it’s his personality and decision making that leads him to commit the murder since the value of life is mainly held by religious
Millard Knowing About Clarisse 's Death Why did Millard know about Clarisse 's Death? In the book Millard is portrayed as a forgetful and suicidal person. Montang on the other hand was portrayed way different and positive compared to Millard. He is way happier as a person and positive. Millard 's forgetfulness, not caring about Montag, and the regard for her life are reasons why Millard knew about Clarisse’s Death and did not tell Montag.
Mercutio’s death rages Romeo and he commits a crime, a crime punishable by the banishment of Verona. This creates conflict between Romeo and Juliet and makes things
Mr Peltier emphesize that every evidence they collected leads to conclusion that he is innocent. In the end of his speech, Mr Peltier uses repitation of “ I am not” to remind the people of jury and the judges that he is not guilty whatsoever: “No, I'm not the guilty one here; I'm not the one who should be called a criminal”. Mr Peltier then proceed to deepen the Ethos of his message by expressing his perception of the judges decision: “I have done nothing to feel guilty about!”. Even if the judges plead him guilty, he will not feel guilty at all because he knows that he has not murdered
Romeo is to blame for Mercutio’s death in Act III of Romeo and Juliet. First of all, Romeo did not fight back when Tybalt insulted him. Tybalt calls Romeo a villain and other various names, but Romeo responds by saying (paraphrase), “I love you more than you believe for we are family, even if you are oblivious to this fact. I love the name Capulet as much as I love my own name”(3.1.72-75). When Romeo says this, Tybalt becomes confused and enraged.
After shooting the Arab for no apparent reason, he also sees no significance in human existence because whether the man had continued to live or no would make no difference in the universe. When Mersault is convicted for murder and is incarcerated, he accepts his death because he knows that his death is inevitable and he cannot live on forever. A major aspect of absurdity is about the desire for humanity to want to find a meaning in their life but being unable to find it. Mersault enjoys simple moments in life such as smoking, drinking coffee, swimming, and intimate moments with Marie. Only at this point in his life, right before he is about to die does this character realize that his life might have some meaning.
In doing this, Mercutio is killed by Tybalt all because Mercutio tried to honor Romeo. In this quote Tybalt shames Romeo for not accepting his challenge for a duel. “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford No better term than this:
This meant that Juliet could not admit she was already married to Romeo her “enemy”. “He’s alive and victorious, and Mercutio’s dead . Enough time with mercy and consideration”act 3 scene 1 line 1. This shows that Tybalt had killed Mercutio because Mercutio hung with Romeo and hated Montagues. This lead to the death of Mercutio.
It can be before or after the offense, and one does not need to be present at the scene of the crime to be convicted. Based on one account of the situation in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Merridew never physically murdered or directly killed
To avenge Mercutio’s death I slayed his murderer. Surely that is just! And now the Prince dooms me to a life of banishment. Oh and Juliet! To have my new made bride so suddenly torn from my grasp is unbearable.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is responsible for his own death because he has a history of killing, he has an attitude that instigates on problems, and he has grudges against Romeo. Tybalt is at fault for his own death because he has killed other people before. Romeo exclaims to Tybalt, after Tybalt killed Mercutio, “He’s alive and victorious, and Mercutio’s dead?” (3.1.84). In this quote, Romeo is wailing that a great person was just killed by Tybalt.
Mercutio's decision to fight Tybalt resulted in Mercutio's death proving the thesis that good
After Mercutio dies in Romeo’s arm, Romeo confronts Tybalt, seeking revenge for the death of his friend. Ultimately, he kills Tybalt before realizing his actions. Prince, trying to settle the scene, says, “His fault concludes but what the law should end, the life of Tybalt. (3.1.147)” Prince explains that because Tybalt murdered Mercutio, death was his punishment.
In this story, we observe how a character with such power and intelligence easily turns into a mad man who has devised a plan to murder an innocent man over a plebian conflict the two experienced. In one statement, Montresor says, “I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (Poe 1). In short, Montresor is implying that killing Fortunato is the fair thing to do and that he should be exempt from punishment for doing so. If I were to kill a classmate because he insulted me, I wouldn’t be exempt from punishment. Poe shows us that we can’t hold back our strange and uncivilized urges to get revenge on those who dishonor or hurt us.
The act is not purely performed out of revenge, but subconsciously as a way to move past Montresor’s weaknesses. This does not play out for Montresor, because even fifty years after the incident, his account of the event in question is highly detailed. The murder has not left his mind, and it is not bound
It can be quite easy to make assumptions about one’s character upon first glance or first encounter, but often these first assumptions are not a direct representation of a person’s true disposition. In the short story, “The Diary of a Madman” by Guy de Maupassant, an esteemed magistrate is being remembered for the model citizen he was, having lived a life that no one could subject to criticism. However, a notary uncovered his diary in a drawer in his home, in which he entailed his tendencies and cravings for murder that no one had expected of him. Within this text, the author uses the character of the magistrate to convey the theme that one’s true character cannot be decided from external appearance or actions. From the beginning of the text, it is made evident that this man was revered as the most well-respected judge in all of France.