You also have to decide if you think the punishment justified the action. Although the vast lifestyle change by Mathilde and her husband wasn't so much a choice as a necessity, it was certainly a big sacrifice from the life they previous knew, her husband in particular. I always have some students that are angry at the end because they don't believe that Mathilde deserved a punishment that is that severe; they think Mathilde should be allowed to keep the new, genuine necklace as a reward for her efforts. Of course, there are also students who believe she got what was coming to her as a result of concealing the truth in the first place. In that instance, if you believe she deserved the punishment, then, yes, the conflict is resolved. If you think her drastic lifestyle change was too much, then our original conflict simply became another conflict that still needs resolving.
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