Celestina End

Pleberio’s soliloquy reveals the fact that he possesses no particularly evident love for his own daughter. The “mourning” taking places truly only expresses his sorrow over how the suicide of his only daughter will affect him. He reveals no grief over the fact that his daughter leapt to her death but rather the fact that he will suffer shame for the terrible tragedy. Throughout the story not a single character truly expresses grief for the death of another character, but rather concern for their own existence and at times even blame placed on the deceased. There is no legitimate anguish over the ending of life in the text but simply a selfish weeping based only in a self-centered perspective.

Throughout the story many characters exhibit qualities of a victim. It is hard to discern whether certain characters can be called “victims.” The demise of nearly every character resulted either from a bad choice or systems devised by their own actions. These shades of grey blind our judgment. Certainly some characters hold a significant amount of blame and deserved the punishment for their actions. Some characters such as Melibea are harder to consider scoundrels and it is easier to express a concern over her fate. Other character such as Celestina we can simply say she had it coming for sure. Discerning the position of victim always yields deeper and deeper shades of grey.