The+Novels+Ending+;)

=**__The Novels Ending__**= Elinor was murdered by Aphra Bont after she went mad. Elinor was trying to help and console her when she instead launched on her and killed her. Its ironic in the sense that it wasn’t the plague that killed her and that they were finally free of the disease. Also Mompellion had seen that it was time to forgive her for her sins and give her a real wedding night. At the end we see Michael as a deeply troubled man who has lost all sense of what is good and right. He has lied and was not as good a man as everyone believed him to be. He never treated Elinor as he should as he never completely forgave her for her sins, but instead slept with Anna after her death. He is a very different man to what he was at the start. Antero’s shift of allegiance from Michael to Anna is significant as its not longer Michael who is right and good but instead Anna. She knows what is right and tries to do the best she can. She has become the one that God would be proud of while Michael wilts away from the great man he once was. Life always proves a great challenge but it’s always worth it no matter how bad the situation may seem. There is always another way and everyone gets a second chance. Anna was able to make a new life for herself when she travels and becomes a Muslim. There is always a silver lining in even the worst situations. Death may seem the easier option but life gives many new and exciting opportunities. I feel that the ending is rather confusing as it doesn’t seem entirely believable. The move away is rather drastic as is the change in Anna’s religion. It wasn’t expected but makes a good story as we can imagine her new way of life in the east. It shows how good a change can be but doesn’t seem true to the time as such a move rarely happened.