money – Like most of the criminal narratives we have read Rosencrantz begins by talking briefly of his family life and then adds that he went through significant losses and misfortunes after taking a family of his own. These misfortunes led to the desire of riches to which he attributes his “downfal”. He claims that he was unable to falll back on what he calls his “rock” and turned away from his former pious self and fell victim to their quest for money. He even goes so far as to say that money is “…the root of all evil.”
trial – The actual proceedings of the court has not yet entered much into our considerations of the course , aside from the all powerful death sentences that are sure to come, but here we are privy to a few new elements of the judicial system. Within this narrative we are first introduced to the concept of hiring representation to argue your case. We are also shown the criminal mind as unwilling to admit to their crimes as a means of avoiding the gallows, due to this craftiness and his team of legal minds rosencrantz was able to be acquitted of his crime before ultimately falling victim to the same lusts for money that originally endangered his life.
accomplice – Unlike a few of the narratives prior, i.e. Fly, Rosencrantz does not seem to have any qualms with ratting out the people with which he did his dirt. Although during the course of the narrative we are only given fragments of his associates at the conclusion we are given a comprehensive list that points the finger every which way as his last act. Rosencrantz does not employ the same sense of criminal pride that others have shown by openly stating in their final words that they would not betray those they used to be tied to in their criminal endeavors.