grief theme
A character exhibits that deep "sadness" which comes with loosing someone near and dear. This typically involves the rending of garments and shedding of tears as the character loses self-control.
Examples
Captain Kirk both rued and lamented the loss crewman Hendorff in tos2x09 "The Apple". Hendorff, a token redshirt, was shot with poison darts by a pod plant.
6 total · 1 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Sound of Music (1965) | major | Georg was brooding, stern, and forbidding ever since his wife had past away and left him with seven children. |
| got7x06 | minor | Daenerys tearfully accepted the loss of her beloved dragon, Viserion. |
| movie: Donnie Darko (2001) | minor | Donnie family members pointedly mourned his tragic death at the film's conclusion. |
| movie: Finch (2021) | minor | Jeff was deeply disturbed by a butterfly splattered itself on the windshield of the motorhome he was driving down the highway. This was evidently Jeff's first encounter with death. |
| movie: The Iron Giant (1999) | minor | The giant robot was evidently saddened by the sight of a deer that'd been shot dead by hunters. |
| pieceofcake1988e1x02 | minor | Certain Hornet Squadron members mourned Dicky's death. |