turn the other cheek theme
A character endorses the ethic that we ought to refrain from retaliating when aggrieved. While this could be about physical attacks it is more often used in the context of insults.
Examples
The pacifist Dowd turned every cheek on his body in spite of insult and injury (then he ran out and wiped a species of 50 billions clean out existence) in tng3x03 "The Survivors".
5 total · 2 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Ben-Hur (1959) | major | A recurring theme is that Ben-Hur was advised to forgive and forget what he has suffered. Likewise it was argued that Judeans should not take up arms against their Roman oppressors. This message is struck home by the appearance of Jesus, who explicitly preached forgiveness even for the most heinous offenders. |
| tng3x03 | major | Kevin Uxbridge :: Kevin was a pacifist |
| ahp5x25 | minor | The mysterious stranger quoted this expression when he mocked Jamie for backing down from their confrontation. |
| bbf5x09 | minor | G'Kar declined to take revenge on the Centauri who whipped him to within an inch of death |
| rd1988e5x05 | minor | The enlightened Rimmer's immediate reaction to Lister having stabbed the enlightened Lister in the heart was to furnished Lister with a fresh knife with which to kill him. |