The Execution of Tropmann, Turgenev

If you lived in the times of Turgenev, would you go to an execution? In the text Turgenev takes us behind the scenes of an execution of a man who was accused of murder, and he learns alot about the process and the emotions it causes. Going into this uncomfortable setting, Turgenev doesn't know how he feels about this "performance" that will take place in several hours. It's almost like he's experimenting, so that when its all over he will feel like the majority of the people feel. Will he feel like he's just watched a performance or will the guilt greatly affect him? Through out the text Turgnev is constantly describing his surroundings based on what is going on. When the murderer, Tropmann, walks out, when the guillotine arrives, when Tropmann is killed, the emotions of the crowd are observed by Turgenev. He compares them to the ocean, because they act as one. If one person begins to yell, everyone would yell. Also similar to the tides of the ocean, the crowd would at times get loud at times and then it would soon die down, and grow louder again. By the end of the story Turgenev doesn't deliberatly make a decision about how he feels but you can tell by his reaction what his opinion is.