hate begets hate theme

also known as: if you live by the sword you will die by the sword

The committing of hateful acts cause others to do the same, leading to a vicious self-reinforcing cycle. The same goes for violence.

Examples

Areel Shaw argued that it was basic human nature to hate a person who hates you in tos1x14 "Court Martial".

12 total · 5 choice · 5 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf1x01 choice The Centauri and the Narn were mired in a bitter intergenerational conflict.
ds91x13 choice prisoners' lesson
novel: The Buried Giant (2015) choice Saxons and Britons in vendetta
play: Titus Andronicus (1594) choice the plot was an ever-escalating cycle of hate between Titus and Tamora
voy6x07 choice the conquering Vaadwaur race were themselves conquered
movie: The Battle of Algiers (1966) major we saw how acts of violence were answered by further violence in an escalating spiral of hate
tz1959e4x04 major Peter explained his troubled youth while explaining his ideology. An officer dropped the flag in front of Peter's feet, later Peter imitated that action with money in front of land lord's outstretched hands. Ernest explained Peter with reference to Peter's troubled youth.
voy4x04 major Vori and Krahin in cycle of violence
voy4x10 major B'Elanna violent thoughts inspired others to do in violence
voy6x22 major the patron may have learned this life lesson from Kelis's play