Line #5 PlayingWith/ApologisesALot


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character apologizes often, even when it really isn't called for.
2	* '''Straight''': Polly Puregood often issues unnecessary apologies.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Every or nearly every sentence out of Polly's mouth is an apology, even when it's totally apropos of nothing.
5	** Polly apologizes for apologizing.
6	* '''Downplayed''': If Polly does something wrong, she usually apologizes regardless of whether it's a big deal or not.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Polly is TheJinx, so it's only natural that she apologizes for the trouble she causes others.
9	** Polly has self-esteem issues.
10	** Polly was taught as a child that it is polite to apologize, even when it isn't her fault. Polly is just exhibiting good manners.
11	** Polly has PushOverParents whom she got this trait from.
12	** Polly has AbusiveParents, or an abusive [[DomesticAbuse partner]], and the abuser has broken her down to the point that she reflexively apologises for even the smallest things.
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** Pansy Purebad is a {{Jerkass}} who [[TheUnapologetic rarely if ever apologizes for anything she does wrong]].
15	** Lynne Dignant constantly demands apologies from others.
16	* '''Subverted''': Polly would apologize if she could, but every time she tries, she gets silenced or distracted.
17	* '''Double Subverted''': Eventually this gets to a point where she yells over everything in order to apologize… and in the stunned silence, apologizes for yelling.
18	* '''Parodied''':
19	** Polly is a pull-string puppet whose phrases include "I'm sorry," "I'm so sorry," "Please forgive me," and "My apologies for that."
20	** [[OverlyLongGag Polly apologizes for apologizing about his apology, itself an apology to another few apologies.]]
21	* '''Zig Zagged''':
22	** Polly constantly apologizes to those who she considers her friends, but never apologizes to her enemies.
23	** Polly apologizes constantly for small, miniscule "mistakes", like accidentally bumping into people, but she [[NeverMyFault refuses to own up]] to more serious screwups, like the argument she had with her ([[WeUsedToBeFriends former]]) best friend.
24	* '''Averted''': Polly only apologizes when it's appropriate to do so.
25	* '''Enforced''':
26	** The writers wanted a character who apologizes a lot to contrast the other characters' lack of manners.
27	** The writers wanted to highlight Polly's IncorruptiblePurePureness and does this by making her extremely polite.
28	* '''Lampshaded''':
29	-->'''Bob''': Polly, would you quit apologizing for ''everything?''
30	-->'''Polly''': I'm so-...[[VerbalBackspace I mean, uh]], [[DistinctionWithoutADifference my bad.]] Wait, that's not... I'll try. No problem.
31	* '''Invoked''':
32	** Polly knows that her constant apologizing habit annoys people, [[TheGadFly so she does it just to get on their nerves]].
33	** Polly is a FauxAffablyEvil character who uses her extremely polite demeanor as a cover-up for her heinous personality.
34	* '''Exploited''': Bob subtly pushes Alice in Polly's way so that he can escape unnoticed behind the noise of Polly's excessive apologies to Alice.
35	* '''Defied''': Polly tapes her mouth shut so that she doesn't annoy people with her constant apologies.
36	* '''Discussed''': "Polly, please stop. We get it, you're sorry."
37	* '''Conversed''': "Say, you ever notice how ever other sentence out of the mouth of the girl on that show seems to be an apology of some sort?"
38	* '''Deconstructed''': Polly gets on everyone's nerves and drives them away with her constant apologies, which aggravates the [[HeroicSelfDeprecation self deprecation]] issues that drove her to apologize a lot in the first place.
39	* '''Reconstructed''': Polly partially recovers from her disorder (whether [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan through force]] or [[EpiphanyTherapy through enlightenment]] ) and manages to tone down her apologies… but not before apologizing for being obnoxious.
40	* '''Played For Laughs''': A maudlin soundtrack plays every time Polly issues another of her apologies.
41	* '''Played For Drama''': Polly's constant apologies cause people to tune her out, leading to a life-threatening situation when no one hears her urgent cries for help.
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43	I'm sorry, you probably just want to go back to ApologizesALot. A thousand apologies for wasting your time with this.
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45	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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47	%%* '''Implied''': ???

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