Tree opinion... if you are going to hang someone for their execution, tie their hands. They wouldn't just let their arms hang limp at their side while the rope is choking them...
She is having one of those 'oh, shit' moments...
You would what goes through her mind in those last moments, but she does not talk before she is hanged...
A wise move removing her shoes. While it is her execution, she knows she she is the star of the show. She does not want to distract the audience by kicking her shoes off and having them bang on the floor!!!