Bah, Shirley forgave Lelouch for killing her dad and other things. I doubt she's upset that he forgave her killer. In fact, the concept Shirley preached, forgiveness, was exactly what Lelouch was exhibiting. So, I bet she was probably proud of him, if anything.
Besides, it's not like she was pissed off that Rolo killed her. She didn't exactly say "ROLO KILLED ME! Get revenge for me!" when he shot her, did she? :\
No, she didn't. But Lelouch swore to kill Rolo in revenge, and lelouch being all BAAAAWWW'ing over Rolo is disregarding his promise to Shirley, and then a---- maybe i'm just one-track-minded...
But if you hate this person so much, plotting his demise for however-long, why feel sympathy over him dying?
Lelouch is human, which means his motivations and emotions are going to be affected by events around him. If anything, I think Lelouch used Shirley's death as another excuse to "hate" Rolo, while deep down, I think he still had feelings for him. If Lelouch truly hated Rolo as much as he claimed, I think he would've killed him off earlier rather than keep him around "because he was useful." Claiming he's of use is another excuse, I think. Whether he would've wanted to admit it or not, Lelouch was still affected by the time he spent with Rolo.
The means in which Rolo died would have also had an affect. Rolo died saving Lelouch, and in a way that he knew was going to kill him. In a way, Rolo was very aware that he was dying to save someone who claimed to kill him, and Lelouch knew that as well. That would have some affect on a person, even if they claimed to hate the person that died for them.
If anything, I think Lelouch used Shirley's death as another excuse to "hate" Rolo, while deep down, I think he still had feelings for him. If Lelouch truly hated Rolo as much as he claimed, I think he would've killed him off earlier rather than keep him around "because he was useful."
Even though I agree with the second part of your comment, this seems to me like a pure speculation. I can see a lot of reasons why Lelouch would find Rollo useful while keeping him alive, and not that he was too eager on keeping him alive. It is your personal view, it's OK, but I think there's nothing in the show that could actually prove that.
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I bet Shirley's HELLA pissed in Heaven/Hell/Afterlife/6 Feet Under about this.
Well if it were real.
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Besides, it's not like she was pissed off that Rolo killed her. She didn't exactly say "ROLO KILLED ME! Get revenge for me!" when he shot her, did she? :\
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But if you hate this person so much, plotting his demise for however-long, why feel sympathy over him dying?
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The means in which Rolo died would have also had an affect. Rolo died saving Lelouch, and in a way that he knew was going to kill him. In a way, Rolo was very aware that he was dying to save someone who claimed to kill him, and Lelouch knew that as well. That would have some affect on a person, even if they claimed to hate the person that died for them.
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Even though I agree with the second part of your comment, this seems to me like a pure speculation. I can see a lot of reasons why Lelouch would find Rollo useful while keeping him alive, and not that he was too eager on keeping him alive. It is your personal view, it's OK, but I think there's nothing in the show that could actually prove that.