History Main / TemptingApple

* ''Film/DoctorStrange'' is eating an apple when he sneaks into the library to try a DangerousForbiddenTechnique. As well as the ForbiddenFruit symbolism, he also reconstructs a missing page explaining the secret of immortality, as per GreekMythology.

* Played with by the K-Pop group Music/{{LOONA}} in their music video "new". Yves, pronounced Eve, eats in an apple referencing the biblical story of Eve biting into the {{Forbidden Fruit}}, but this "Eve" is aware of the consequences and ''wants'' to be fall from the good graces of Eden.

* In ''Anime/KemonoFriends, no actual temptation is involved, but the library building resembles an apple core, evoking the Biblical version.

* In ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', Queen Narissa sends Nathaniel to feed Giselle a poison apple. His botched attempts include giving her a caramel-covered[[note]]the caramel forms a skull-shaped pattern, as Giselle apparently doesn't notice[[/note]] poison apple in honor of "Free Caramel Apple Day", and later brewing one into a martini, which he claims came from Giselle's secret admirer. However, something or someone manages to prevent Giselle from ingesting either of these apples. Eventually, Narissa decides to poison Giselle herself, and offers an apple she claims will erase Giselle's memories of experiencing heartbreak in New York. [[spoiler:Giselle finally bites this one, but True Love's Kiss saves her from a permanent death.]]

* In ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', Queen Narissa sends Nathaniel to feed Giselle a poison apple. His botched attempts include giving her a caramel-covered[[note]]the caramel forms a skull-shaped pattern, as Giselle apparently doesn't notice[[/note]] poison apple in honor of "Free Caramel Apple Day", and later brewing one into a martini, which he claims came from Giselle's secret admirer. Eventually, Narissa decides to poison Giselle herself, and offers an apple she claims will erase Giselle's memories of experiencing heartbreak in New York. [[spoiler:Giselle finally bites this apple, but True Love's Kiss saves her from a permanent death.]]

* In ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', Queen Narissa sends Nathaniel to feed Giselle a poison apple. His botched attempts include giving her a caramel-covered[[note]]the caramel forms a skull-shaped pattern, as Giselle apparently doesn't notice[[/note]] poison apple in honor of "Free Caramel Apple Day", and later brewing one into an appletini, which he claims came from Giselle's secret admirer. Eventually, Narissa decides to poison Giselle herself, and offers an apple she claims will erase Giselle's memories of experiencing heartbreak in New York. [[spoiler:Giselle finally bites this apple, but True Love's Kiss saves her from a permanent death.]]

* In ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', Queen Narissa sends Nathaniel to feed Giselle a poison apple. His botched attempts include giving her a caramel-covered[[note]]the caramel forms a skull-shaped pattern, as Giselle apparently doesn't notice[[/note]] poison apple in honor of "Free Caramel Apple Day", and later brewing one into an appletini, which he claims came from Giselle's secret admirer. Eventually, Narissa decides to poison Giselle herself, and offers an apple she claims will erase her memories of experiencing heartbreak in New York. [[spoiler:Giselle finally bites this apple, but True Love's Kiss saves her from a permanent death.]]

* In ''Anime/DragonHalf'', Rozario offers an apple to a PO'd Mink, but Mink [[GenreSavvy rejects it, knowing it is poisoned]]. Rozario can't believe that the "Snow White strategy" failed.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': Regina Mills (otherwise known as Snow White's evil stepmother) uses the last of her magic (a TragicKeepsake) to grab the poisoned apple from the Fairy Tale realm. She uses it to bake a "special" apple turnover for Emma [[MurderTheHypotenuse (so she can get rid of her son's biological mother and have the kid all to herself)]]. Henry (the son) intervenes and demonstrates that he's not crazy, just GenreSavvy by gobbling it and dropping into a magic coma, forcing both his mommies into an EnemyMine to break the spell.

* ''VisualNovel/WeKnowTheDevil'' has this from the true ending [[spoiler: where the characters embrace the Devil/themselves and intend to spread their new life to everyone else:]]

* ''VisualNovel/WeKnowTheDevil'' has this from the true ending [[spoiler: where the characters embrace the Devil/themselves and intend to spread their new life to everyone else:

-->We have a new apple. For everyone in the world.]]

* In ''Anime/DragonHalf'', Rozario offers an apple to a PO'd Mink, but Mink [{GenreSavvy rejects it, knowing it is poisoned]]. Rozario can't believe that the "Snow White strategy" failed.

* In the Armenian folktale "Literature/TheLiarFolktale", a king offered to give a golden apple to the biggest liar in the kingdom. Eventually a peasant wins the apple by using by stating that the king owed him a pot of gold. [[XanatosGambit If the king denied it, then the peasant would win the lying contest. If the king didn't, well, he'd have to give the peasant the pot of gold.]] So the king parted with the golden apple instead.

* The apple eaten by Snow White, chosen to be beautiful but poisonous

Details for these four are in the examples. Because of their influence apples are very likely to specifically symbolize the temptations of secret knowledge, health and immortality, beauty, and wealth. They are also likely to be poisoned or be associated with snakes.

** Fun fact: Carl von Linne, the creator of the Linnaean species naming system, was convinced that the ForbiddenFruit was a ''banana''. That would certainly lend support to the "forbidden knowledge is [[FreudWasRight carnal knowledge]]" interpretation (and [[DirtyOldMan Carl von Linne would have known it, too]]).

* ''[[{{Narnia}} The Magician's Nephew]]'', the {{prequel}} Narnia CreationMyth installment. There, the apples in question are ''[[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]]'' and can cure any ailment. The protagonist is instructed to fetch one to plant as a ward to protect Narnia, but it occurs to him to steal it to give to his dying mother instead. He ultimately resists doing so, only for Aslan to give him another as a reward. It turns out that if he ''had'' stolen it, it would have worked - but only in a BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor kind of way.

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': Apples are Barbossa's TrademarkFavoriteFood, and his inability to taste them as an undead pirate ''is'' the most important consequence to him for his theft of the cursed Aztec gold. He also keeps them on-hand at all times, to eat one as soon as he's free of the curse again, which allows Jack to mockingly eat one in front of him in order to goad him into making a deal. It's the temptation and the consequence all at once! When he finally returns from the dead at the end of ''Dead Man's Chest'', naturally the first thing he does is to eat one.

* A DeletedScene in ''Film/{{Lolita}}'' has Dolores biting into an apple as Humbert tussles with her while secretly stimulating himself.

* A DeletedScene in ''Film/{{Lolita}}'' has Dolores biting into an apple while Humbert tussles with her while secretly stimulating himself.

* The [[TheBible Apple of Knowledge of Good and Evil]], which is practically a linguistic accident (or an intentional {{Pun}} on the part of the monks who translated it into Latin) but nonetheless the one the audience is most likely to think of.

* The first ''SwordOfTruth'' book features a scene of the two leads sharing an apple in a rather sexy way, nearly leading Kahlan to lose control of her Confessor's power.