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Consequences in Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Consequences in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. What do I mean by ‘ Consequences ’ ? A moral conscience, and what that consists of. Fear of severe punishments. Analysing an action ’ s consequences. Why the action was committed, motives.

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Consequences in Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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  1. Consequences in Chronicle of a Death Foretold • What do I mean by ‘Consequences’? • A moral conscience, and what that consists of. • Fear of severe punishments

  2. Analysing an action’s consequences • Why the action was committed, motives. • What could have stopped it, acts of conscience or others stepping in. • The severity and harm of the punishments weighed up against how worth it it was to commit the action.

  3. The murder of Santiago Nasar • To defend their sister’s honour • Fear of the consequences, i.e. imprisonment for a substantial amount of time. • 3 years in prison

  4. Angela Vicario losing her premature virginity • For love, we don’t know much about why she did this • A stronger sense of her ‘duty’ as a woman… • Beaten by her mother, returned to the family home and ostracised from the community

  5. The contribution of the Townsfolk • Did the culture of the town take the view that the murder was ‘justified’? • Could they have intervened, was it possible to go against the sort of vivacious will the brothers had? • Did they even have the right to?

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