Choice

In the play, one character says the line: "Everybody has a choice!" Another character argues that the situation gave Biron, the main protagonist, no choice. I disagree. Biron shot the Shepard and in the situation, the want for love and respect overcame him. I believe it was emotion that pushed Biron to do what he did. He could have easily put the gun down and chose not to; he could have shot King Navarre and fled; he could have killed Borachio or Curtis and fled or held one of the two of them hostage and left. But fear and want keeps these choices at bay. Biron would not have gotten the love and respect he wished for if he did not shoot the Shepard. He would have been disrespected and thrown out of the Wolves if he decided not to and he would never got what he wished for. He would be hunted down by the Wolves and killed if he shot Navarre, Borachio or Curtis . We all have choices and nothing can prevent our choices because we have free will. At least, I hope so. I've made choices. You made choices. He made choices. She made choices. Good or bad. But remember, we're all human and this is just an opinion - flawed like everyone else's. Thank you -- Ed