In Revenge of the Sith, Obi Wan says "Only Sith deal in absolutes" but that isn't quite true. The Jedi Order also deal in absolutes, and that's part of their problem. The Jedi are far from perfect, because they are indoctrinated as babies to follow the Code, which takes a lot of their freewill away, and are isolated from people who are different ( Read more... )

Loyalty, it seems, is the very core of Anakin's being. He never betrays people unless he thinks they betrayed him.

Two quotes in the ROTS novel by Obi Wan goes into this: "For Anakin, there is nothing more important than friendship. He is the most loyal man I have ever met---loyal beyond reason, in fact."

"I think, that abstractions like peace ( Read more... )