duty vs. love theme
Someone is forced to choose between following their duty, and following their heart.
Examples
The allasomorph princess Salia chose the office of head of state of the planet Daled IV over Wesley in tng2x10 "The Dauphin".
30 total · 10 choice · 9 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp2x29 | choice | Manny was order to kill his beloved girlfriend, and he came to regret having tried. |
| ds94x06 | choice | Jadzia had to choose between live without Lenara Kahn and exile |
| ds94x22 | choice | Sisko was torn between Kasidy and his duty to Starfleet |
| ds95x05 | choice | Miles doing naughty things on space station to save Keiko |
| ds96x16 | choice | Worf was torn between saving Jadzia and finishing his critical mission; Worf stayed with a gravely wounded Jadzia too long and Lasaran died as a consequence and he had information that could have saved millions of lives |
| ent4x03 | choice | Should T'Pol go through with her arranged marriage or be with Tucker? Archer and his old flame didn't pursue their relationship in the past because she was his subordinate. |
| tng2x10 | choice | Salia :: Should Salia choose her duty or Wesley |
| tng5x21 | choice | Picard :: Picard about saving Kamala from a life of slavery |
| tng6x19 | choice | Picard :: Picard wrestles with whether to send Daren on dangerous mission |
| voy5x17 | choice | Harry fretted over violating direct order by getting involved with Derran |