mercy theme
Someone displays forgiveness, pity, or compassion toward another who is under their authority, i.e., is at their mercy.
40 total · 8 choice · 10 major · 20 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Sansho the Bailiff (1954) | choice | father's last words were of mercy, Sansho was merciless, his son Taro showed mercy |
| movie: The Merchant of Venice (2004) | choice | in refusing to grant mercy Shylock lost everything; to add insult to injury the good "Christians" then pointedly showed him mercy of a sort |
| play: Measure for Measure (1604) | choice | it was noted that the old Duke would have been much more merciful than was the ruthless Angelo |
| play: The Merchant of Venice (1598) | choice | in refusing to grant mercy Shylock lost everything; to add insult to injury the good "Christians" then pointedly showed him mercy of a sort |
| tng3x13 | choice | Picard :: Picard and the crew toward Q |
| tz1959e2x12 | choice | The story concluded with a couple declining to have the Sheriff make a second attempt at hanging the man who had accidentally killed their young daughter while drunk on his wagon. |
| tz1959e3x15 | choice | The eponymous theme, and the topic of the lessen administered to Lt. Katell by The Twilight Zone. |
| voy4x16 | choice | Janeway to Hirogen and Species 8472 |
| aesop001pi | major | In mercilessly ignoring the entreaties of the fox, the eagle sealed its own doom. |
| ahh2x07 | major | The story pointedly ended with Miles swaying the judge into taking mercy on Tod by sparing him the death penalty. The judge instead sentenced Tod to life in prison with the possibility of parole, citing that Tod might still become a valuable member of society. |