handing over the mantle before retirement theme
An elderly character or veteran thinks about handing over their privileges and duties to their children or successors. A parent might be thinking about passing along the family business.
7 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Ran (1985) | choice | Hidetora ceded his authority to his eldest son and suffered the consequences |
| futurama2x10 | major | Professor Farnsworth created a clone, Cubert, to take over for him after he passed on. |
| ic1976e12 | major | Claudius plotted, in a roundabout way, to have Nero become a loathsome emperor so that Britannicus could overthrow Nero and restore the Republic. |
| movie: The Magic Flute (1975) | major | Sarastro wanted Tamino and Pamina to take over as leaders of the brotherhood because in their love was wisdom |
| opera: The Magic Flute (1791) | major | Sarastro wanted Tamino and Pamina to take over as leaders of the brotherhood because in their love was wisdom |
| play: King Lear (1606) | major | desirous of a quieter dotage, King Lear unwisely handed over his Kingdom to the husbands of his two older daughters |
| ds91x11 | minor | Zek choose Quark to succeed him as Grand Nagus so he could retire |