Although an absolute ruler’s actions were viewed as cruel they served as a reminder of the consequences which follow if one went against the established laws of the state. If the monarch’s commands were not followed, chances are the defiant people would have encountered death or no chance of heaven after death. In a time period where going to heaven was a priority for a vast majority of the population going to heaven, the sole purpose of some people’s lives, clearly contradicting the man or woman who is allegedly chosen by god to govern was an action everyone hesitated to carry out. Taking into consideration these commands were to benefit the community as a whole, not an individual such fear, although never appreciated, seemed a better scenario