Why was Griffith inducted of High Treason?

[Griffith]

So why did Griffith get accused of high treason and sentenced to such a severe punishment? Given his high noble standing in court, and that all he did was sleep with the woman he loved (clearly the King knew about these affairs, his wife did), the daughter would have vouched for him, and surely her pleas would not fall on deaf ears, and the King would have eased Griffith’s punishment to some degree, perhaps a painless death at worst? Also, when Griffith was caught outside the Princess’s quarters, if he knew that he would be accused of high treason, why did he not act (run, for the white swordsman to dodge several troops attacks and escape into the woods, or the sewers, is not a far stretch, considering Gatz did the same for Griffith). And lastly, why was he so expressionless when he was caught, if he truly knew that he would be sentenced so harshly and that his dream was at end, he never showed it, since no signs of grief ever crossed his eyes.

I am raising this question because of two issues, the first being that the whole set of events seems unmoral to me, even for medieval times, the second, logic deduces that for Griffith to receive such a cruel punishment, some of his other crimes, such as murdering the Queen would have to come to light…perhaps this is mentioned in the manga? If not then I would enjoy hearing your personal views, because if I was in Griffith’s position…heheh, let’s just say that I would not go as easily.

[schauni]

So why did Griffith get accused of high treason and sentenced to such a severe punishment? Given his high noble standing in court, and that all he did was sleep with the woman he loved (clearly the King knew about these affairs, his wife did), the daughter would have vouched for him, and surely her pleas would not fall on deaf ears, and the King would have eased Griffith’s punishment to some degree, perhaps a painless death at worst?

------I don't think the King knew about it. Maybe that's their punishment for seducing the princess. Dunno...


Also, when Griffith was caught outside the Princess’s quarters, if he knew that he would be accused of high treason, why did he not act (run, for the white swordsman to dodge several troops attacks and escape into the woods, or the sewers, is not a far stretch, considering Gatz did the same for Griffith). And lastly, why was he so expressionless when he was caught, if he truly knew that he would be sentenced so harshly and that his dream was at end, he never showed it, since no signs of grief ever crossed his eyes.

-------The reason why Griffith went to Charlotte's room and seduced her to begin with was because he lost his head after Gatts left. It seems to me he was still in a daze or something. Griffith is a calculated and extremely intelligent man who would never let emotion gets in his way but that time he was so depressed that he didn't know what he was doing. He didn't even care if he was going to die. What kept him alive even being tortured that badly was because of Gatts wasn't it??

The thing I didn't get was how did he get away with faking death. Assuming that nobody knows about him killing the queen but everyone saw him dead and even had a funeral for him. How did he suddenly become alive again without being questioned ?

schauni

[MANTA]

- Also, when Griffith was caught outside the Princess’s quarters, if he knew that he would be accused of high treason, why did he not act (run, for the white swordsman to dodge several troops attacks and escape into the woods, or the sewers, is not a far stretch, considering Gatz did the same for Griffith).

Well, Griffith did try to act, he did reach for his sword, which he didn't have because it broke with his fight against Gatts earlier in the day. I don't think even Gatts could take on all those troops without a weapon, in fact, even with a weapon he was captured a tortured in the first Manga when cornered by guards.