FUN ACTIVITY (PERSONALITY TEST!)

you know who your friends are when you are in trouble !

For me, the Baron is to blame. He says "Do not leave the castle today or you will be severely punished." So he obviously knew something was afoot and the madman says "Do NOT cross this bridge fair maiden, for my God has instructed me to stab and kill all of those who try." I think the madman was a hitman that the baron paid to kill his wife because he knew of her lover. <em>edited by Alismum on 20/11/2011</em>

The baron did warn her that she would be severely punished and she was.. Perhaps he knew ! 1- baroness for having the affair and not Listening to her husband 2-lover --for having the affair with a married woman and not helping out 3-friend-- she is supposed to be a friend and should have helped her out esp since it involved danger to her life 4-boatman- shouldn't have kept the condition ESP since her life was in danger and well, she is a baroness ..she would have paid later 5-baron- for keepin the condition 6-madman--for being mad??! He is not to be blamed..he is mad after all!!

1 - the madman - he killed her 2 & 3 - the lover and the friend - both let her down in her time of great need 4 - the boatman - for putting profit above compassion 5 - the baron - although he looked out for her safety by warning her not to go out, she still felt she had to return to the castle before he did so she would not be punished 6 - the baroness - the victim in this, and whatever she did her murder was undeserved.

Hey Synthia when are you going to tell us the results?! Logged on tonight just to find out + narda! LOL :) Same here!!

1. herself 2. boatman 3. friend 4. lover 5. baron 6. madman

Hey Synthia when are you going to tell us the results?! Logged on tonight just to find out + narda! LOL :)

1. the Madman is responsible since he actually killed her !! 2. herself because she wasn't bright enough to figure out that if she waited the madman would kill the baron 3 and 4 equal - friend and lover for not giving her the money 5 the boatman for not giving her credit 6 the baron - probably knew she was having an affair so didn't want her to go out. Or knew the madman would appear so did it for her own good ?? who knows but not his fault. The only person responsible was the one who actually did the deed lol

1) Madman - for doing the deed 2) Baroness - for crossing the bridge despite the warning from the madman 3) Baron - for instilling so much fear in her that she felt she had not choice but to do whatever to get home 4) Boatman - for idly standing by and watching without helping 5) Lover - for not helping her when she asked 6) Friend - for not helping her when she asked. She may not agree with her actions but as if I was her 'dear' friend I wouldn't want any harm to come to her

The baron for imposing unilateral rules inside his marriage (even if it was Costantinoples age), herself for acting behind his back instead of fighting or anyway arguing agaist his decisions (but we don't know if she did in the past with no success and finally gave up opting for the sneaky way out of desperation and need to survive, at least emotionally), the friend for not being a friend, and the madman's phychiatricians of course. The others are accessories to the story in my opinion. <em>edited by GattaMatta on 19/11/2011</em>

Baroness Madman Friend Lover Boatman Baron

Well, it is definitely: God: He decided her time was up, He decides the lifespans Baroness: She disobeyed and sinned, and brought it upon herself Lover: for not helping her in need Friend: for not helping her in need and being self righteous Boatman: for not taking pity on a distressed soul Madman: though a mad man can't be held responsible for his sins Baron: he gave her fair warning.. though he could have tried to prevent it or return sooner

1) The Baroness three reasons first ,cheating her husband ! and second being stupid,if she had waited for the baron to return she could have made up a story that she went to a friend's house or to a doctor for emergency,one may say LYING is so bad in a relationship, but come on,this woman is cheating,so lying is no big deal compared to that..the worst that could happen was their marriage would be broken, but she would be alive... third for choosing a mean Lover over her husband, I mean if you had to cheat,at least should have chosen one who would stand by you in good and bad times.... 2)Lover when the baroness can ditch her husband,couldnt he help her when she needed him ? 3)husband for terrorizing his wife, and only because of his terror ,the baroness wanted to get back to the castle desperately, husband-wife should never be afraid to talk about anything under the sun(well except cheating of course) but obviously the reason for not letting out the baronness was not the cheating ,it was something else and they were not able to communicate...so the baron failed here to encourage communication rather used harsh threats..! and then I personally dont think boatman,friend or madman are responsible for her death because, boatman was only doing his job, friend was being a GOOD friend by not helping her, you know sometimes a friend need to say a firm NO for the friend's benefit...and then lastly mad man was mad man afterall...what would you expect from him?

And what does it mean if you keep changing your mind? :\:

No one was directly culpable for the death, assuming that the madman could not be held responsible due to insanity, and that none of the other protagonists, including the wife, had any idea let alone intent, that their individual actions would lead to a death. Just an unfortunate coming together of events...or as I suspect a Marine might say.......sh@t happens. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 19/11/2011</em>

oh these greek lovers! What a great fun! Madman - he actually did the deed, no matter what the explanation Baroness - she stepped on this bridge, nobody forced her directly Boatman - he was the first link for help, the fact he "did his job" does not excuse him to NOT to save a life Lover - the first person she went to, should have done anything to find the money Friend Baron - his threthening led to the death BUT was his punishment killing the lady? Probably more like a house arrest :)

my DH thought: she (in the first place!) madman lover her friend boatman her husband *from a man point of view!!!

LOL, I love this + all the answers so far, great read :) Alismum, love your logic: "Baroness (for being so stupid, she should have stayed at the drawbridge and faced the consequences of her angry husband). Anyways, here's my take: First + foremost the Madman because he did the actual deed that ended the life of the Baroness. He committed murder, whether or not he was mad is not the point, ultimately it was his choice to actually stab her. But for the rest I can not blame anyone of the them as more guilty than the next, but each of them as a whole working together to create some very unlucky/negative circumstances for whatever their reasons. Thinking about each character individually we don't know enough about them. For instance, the Baron would either be the innocent duped husband working hard to support his beloved wife + just really fearful from a dodgy feeling he has that day that his wife shouldn't leave the castle. He might not even know his Baroness was being unfaithful to him. He tells his wife if she leaves the castle she will be severely punished, but not necessarily by him. Maybes he had a premonition, LOL. But then he could be a nasty piece of working, controlling + bullying? We don't know enough about him to pass judgement. Same for every other character, the friend may think she/he is doing the Baroness a favour to help her grow up + take responsibility for her behaviour? Maybe the Lover can't actually help? Maybe he doesn't have the money to give his Baroness! Maybes the Boatman has been cheated before by other passengers who have promised to pay but didn't and ran away! Maybe he really needs the money to support a family at home? Or maybe he is just greedy + inhumane not to help out the distressed Baroness? The Baroness may be guilty of all manner of sins, but she can't be held accountable for actually killing herself, she didn't commit suicide. She wasn't too clever though! Ideally a friend should have been a true friend, the boatsman should have had compassion, the husband should have communicated how/why he was saying she would be severely punished, the Baroness should either leave the marriage or finish her affair, the Lover should have sold all he owned to get her the 5 pieces of silver she needed ..but ultimately where were the Castle Security guards?! I blame the ineffectual security guards as they obviously weren't doing their job properly by keeping the drawbridge free of knife wielding madmen! LOL. So I've talked myself into it: 1st to blame is still madman, 2nd is Security guards! :)

Baron (for being controlling and using threats and punishments) Lover (for using the Baroness) Baroness (for being so stupid, she should have stayed at the drawbridge and faced the consequences of her angry husband) Friend (for being so unsympathetic) Boatman (for not being charitable, and allowing her to cross without payment) Madman (for being a madman)

Baron ( for making her need to cheat on himin the first place, and for using threats to stop her!) Herself ( for letting herself go through this) Friend ( for real friends should be there whatever the case is) Lover ( he shared her the good times and let her suffer alone) Boatman ( he should've helped a person who needed help, even if she couldn't pay for his help) Madman (he is mad after all, and no law could convict him with whatever he do, he have no idea of what he is doing. He said that he was told to do so!)

Madman (he actually killed her) lover ( he was complicit, knew she could be liked but did'nt care) friend ( no matter what he/she thought of her actions, they knew that she could be killed anyway) boatman (just doing his job but could be kinder) baroness (doing what she would have done anyway should this set of circumstances not have come up so more fate than her fault) baron (same as above but he absolutely did'nt do anything at all to cause or help the actual events that led to her death)

But the Madman was mad, and believed God told him to do what he did. :) <em>edited by Sugarbeach on 18/11/2011</em>

Not quite sure I'm in agreement with the Byzantines, but I see where the Marines are coming from. Look at how Cheeky Monkey and I approached from completely different angles without locking horns - interesting indeed :) And now Muurtje has come in with a completely different no.1. Although I feel the Baron had no right dictating to his wife, the madman was wrong killing anyone, regardless of what they were doing as they were no threat to him.

Lover Madman Baroness Baron Friend Boatman

Madman Baroness Baron Friend Lover Boatman

Husband, wife, lover, friend, boatman, mad man. I found the key BTW ;)

Absolutely! Anyway, I can't wait for my DH to come home from his business trip so I can go to Spinneys :D

You are right, she wasn't killed because she was having an affair, buuuut that doesn't matter - if she hadn't chosen to go out to have that affair then she wouldn't have encountered the mad man, and I suspect if she was already having an affair then she would have left the castle when she knew her husband was going to be out for the day whether or not he told her not to leave... That's why they use these kinds of things for personality tests, there is no real right or wrong, just people's perceptions of any given situation! Interesting... ;)