Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Trust Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

Quote #4

OBI-WAN: (takes a deep breath) The Council wants you to report on all of the Chancellor's dealings. They want to know what he's up to.

ANAKIN: They want me to spy on the Chancellor? That's treason!

OBI-WAN: We are at war, Anakin. The Jedi Council is sworn to uphold the principles of the Republic, even if the Chancellor does not.

ANAKIN: Why didn't the Council give me this assignment when we were in session?

OBI-WAN: This assignment is not to be on record. The Council asked me to approach you on this personally.

ANAKIN: The Chancellor is not a bad man, Obi-Wan. He befriended me. He's watched out for me ever since I arrived here.

OBI-WAN: That is why you must help us, Anakin. Our allegiance is to the Senate, not to its leader who has managed to stay in office long after his term has expired.

If only the Council had approached Anakin first, maybe this wouldn't seem like such a suspicious thing to ask of him. But now, they are basically playing into Palpatine's plan to warp Anakin's perspective of the political intrigues that are going on, and poor Anakin is just lost in the middle.

Quote #5

OBI-WAN: Anakin did not take to his assignment with much enthusiasm.

YODA: Too much under the sway of the Chancellor, he is. Much anger there is in him. Too much pride in his powers.

MACE: It's very dangerous, putting them together. I don't think the boy can handle it. I don't trust him.

OBI-WAN: He'll be all right. I trust him with my life.

MACE: Wish I did.

Already, the heads of the Jedi Council are suspicious of Anakin. Do you think it's because of his close association with the Chancellor or because they can sense his underlying anger and pride? Which one makes him less trustworthy in their eyes?

Quote #6

ANAKIN: I sense … there are things you are not telling me.

Padmé is startled at this.

PADMÉ: I sense there are things you are not telling me.

Padmé smiles. Anakin is a little embarrassed.

PADMÉ: Hold me … like you did by the lake on Naboo, so long ago … when there was nothing but our love. … No politics, no plotting … no war.

See, most couples here would probably want to hash out the things they aren't telling each other. Is this a sign of trust or of mutual acceptance that they will have secrets between them? Or, worse, is it denial?