Shame and dishonour plays its role in the state's effort to use these affairs to deter other people from committing these crimes. But of course, as we said, everyone in europe during this time period, in the west, entering this era where the ritual side of things, the religious side of things,. sot of fading more into the background. And if terrence is what you're after then why would these executions be considered anything other than great entertainment? Wasn't it these hobbyists from the upper classes that were enjoying spectacles to begin with? Some of these changes in sensibilities will never reach the lowest class of people. Other times it'll become sum of the literate