While the play focuses on justice overall, the final scene illustrates that Shakespeare intended for moral justice to temper strict civil justice: a number of the characters receive understanding and leniency, instead of the harsh punishment to which they, according to the law, could have been sentenced.
Aínda que a obra se centra na xustiza en termos xerais, a escena final ilustra o que Shakespeare esperaba da xustiza moral respecto dunha xustiza civil estrita: algúns dos personaxes reciben comprensión e clemencia no canto dun castigo severo ó que, segundo a lei, poderían ter sido sentenciados.