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{{quote|''"To err is human, to forgive, divine."''
|'''Alexander Pope''', ''An Essay on Criticism''}}
'''Forgiveness''' is perhaps the hardest thing anyone can do, because the things that truly need forgiving are usually those that hurt the deepest. Then again, has the offender really earned forgiveness? Do they have to? Or is forgiveness for such a sin even possible? Is there such a thing as an [[This Is Unforgivable!|unforgivable sin?]] And just to complicate things further, who's to say forgiveness is a good thing in this situation, or ''at all?''
So it is that this cornerstone [[An Aesop|Aesop]] causes a lot of problems to all involved. Storyteller included.
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See also: [[Easily Forgiven]], [[Forgiveness Requires Death]], [[Cuteness Equals Forgiveness]], and [[This Is Unforgivable!]].
The opposite of this trope is [[Apology Not Accepted]].
Not to be confused with ''[[Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents|Forgiveness]]'', Mark Sakamoto's memoirs, which was the winner of the 2018 edition of [[Canada Reads]].
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*** Sadly, Hamilton fell into villainy again due to a combination of feeling sidelined as Superman sought aid from other science-minded heroes like Steel and forming a crazy theory that Superman was draining the Sun of energy and bring about the end of life on Earth...4.5 billion years later.
* Reed Richards of the [[Fantastic Four]] still doesn't really hate Doom (who has tried to kill him a hundred or so times and is constantly making his life hell), mostly feeling miserable and guilty about being the reason for Doom's turn to villainy, even though it wasn't his fault at all. On more than one occasion, a fight between the two has degenerated into Reed begging Doom to reform, and Sue once baldly told Doom that Reed is incapable of holding a grudge, in contrast to Doom, whose entire existence is based around his seething [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealous]] grudge against Reed.
== Fan Works ==
* One of the common [[Flanderization]]s of Albus Dumbledore in ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic is to turn him into a figure willing to forgive any atrocity by Voldemort and other evil/"dark" wizards, giving them endless "second chances" in the hope of securing their eventual [[Heel Face Turn|redemption]], even in the face of all common sense and their own admission of never intending to redeem.
== Film ==
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* In ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'', forgiveness is literally the [[Spanner in the Works]] that unravels the [[Big Bad|Storm King's]] plan to [[Omnicidal Maniac|unmake the world of Osten Ard]]. Specifically, his power is drawn in large part from the endless reservoir of hate and fear that he's inspired among mortals. When two of those mortals who are the most critical to his plan suddenly choose to give up their hatred and resentment, it critically weakens him just long enough for his [[Demonic Possession|mortal host]] to be slain.
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos|Titans of Chaos]]'', Amelia is told to speak the word and the universe will be destroyed in [[Revenge]] for her killing. It is, it turns out, a [[Secret Test of Character]]; when she does not speak, they proclaim she forgives her killers and shows that a human can make correct moral judgments. Later, Quentin manages to nullify a [[Curse]] against him for killing Lamia by forgiving her for the injuries she did him.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': this is Dumbledore's specialty. Other characters even accuse him of being too willing to forgive. Justified by his backstory revealed in ''[[Harry Potter and
** The ''Harry Potter'' series in general has a strong [[Power of Love]] and forgiveness [[Aesop]]. There's Snape spying for Dumbledore {{spoiler|because he was in love with Lily Evans}}, Narcissa Malfoy
* ''[[Someone Else's
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The recurring theme in ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* This is shown fully in the end of series 3 of the new ''[[Doctor Who]]''. After being imprisoned, humiliated and tormented for a year, not to mention seeing {{spoiler|the Earth decimated (literally), the Doctor disarms the Master, corners him and says that the Master knows what happens now. He says "I forgive you"}}.
* In the ''[[Babylon 5]]
== Music ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Castlevania]]'' has this pop up occasionally, starting with ''Symphony of the Night''.
* ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]] 2'' lets the player practice this with a few characters, notably Grace Holloway (who [[Voice with an Internet Connection|Sinclair]] tells you is merely a misguided old lady who loves Eleanor as much as you do) and Stanley Poole (who Eleanor tells you is responsible for you two becoming what you are). {{spoiler|Your actions will ultimately influence whether or not Eleanor chooses to save her mother or kill her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner|Aribeth]]}} can be looking for it by the end of [[Neverwinter Nights]]. Of course, events revealed in Hordes of the Underdark indicate that she didn't get it on the material plane, and her quest through the Hells has been a continuation.
* Another one from ''[[BioWare]]'': This is the end of {{spoiler|Carth's}} arc in [[Knights of the Old Republic]]. He gets to have the violent kind of revenge and realizes it brought him no peace at all. Even though he's got a laundry list of reasons to want revenege against {{spoiler|the [[Player Character]] for his / her actions as Revan}}, he decides the path of forgiveness is the only way either of them will have peace.
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