Talk:John Murphy/@comment-92.233.52.33-20140810135829/@comment-208.187.44.205-20140831203343

Granted, Charlotte killed herself of her own accord, Murphy drove her to that point. Of course he had the right to be angry at being falsely accused, but because he wanted to take justice into his own hands, he was punished. Clarke wanted justice as well, but she didn't want Murphy to be put to death and that makes a huge difference in how the two characters view justice. The whole situation's even more complicated because of Charlotte's age.

I don't know if banishment was the right kind ofpunishment for Murphy, but I'm not convinced that he was innocent.