to kill or to spare theme
A character must choose whether to satisfy their own blood thirst, lust for vengeance, etc., on one hand, or to show mercy, compassion, etc., on the other.
8 total · 5 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| nightgallery3x12 | major | Ron and father both had a dilemma regarding whether to kill the vampire they loved. |
| tos1x19 | major | Kirk :: Kirk spares Gorn |
| tos2x10 | major | Kirk :: Kirk about mirror-Chekov |
| tz1959e2x26 | major | Should District Attorney Ritchie call the judge to stay Adam's execution? |
| tz1985e1x23a | major | Should the judge call the judge to stay Adam's execution? |
| movie: Shame (1968) | minor | Jan could perhaps have save Jacobi by offering up the money, but instead ended up killing him |
| play: The Winter's Tale (1611) | minor | Leontes wanted first to kill the infant he thought was another man's bastard, but was persuaded to let it be abandoned instead |
| tz1959e2x12 | minor | the parents we made to decide Gallegos' fate at the gallows. |