keeping a promise when circumstances have changed theme
A character struggles with whether or not they are honor bound to keep a pledge in a situation when circumstances have changed so much that it is unclear whether the spirit of the pledge still applies.
Examples
In ds92x19 "Blood Oath" Jadzia Dax has to decide whether she should keep her blood oath to go on a murderous quest of vengeance, even though the oath was made by her antecedent Curzon Dax whose memories she retains but whose personality is long departed.
3 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp4x02 | choice | Johnny had to choose between keeping his promise, and speaking up about a man who was freezing to death outside. |
| ds92x19 | major | Jadzia deciding whether she was honor bound to keep her oath from a past life to kill The Albino |
| movie: The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | minor | Should Trinity break her promise to Neo not to follow him into the Matrix after it became apparent that he would die if she didn't? |