spinning gold wrote:
I think that might not be cowardness after all. More like sacrifice. Think of it for a moment: He has done everything to keep the promise to his son the past 300 year. But he needs his magic for that (or at least is convinced he does) If Belle “cures” him of that, it’s gone.So he gets mad. Now let’s go a step further. Maybe Rumpelstiltskin knows the ingredients he need for the curse: True love and the heart of what he loves most. Both can be found in Belle. So he would need to sacrifice her for his son. And part of him would, certainly. He has placed his son above everything. But he loves Belle too. He probably knows himself enough to know he can’t trust himself with such a temptation. So he makes the only decision he can: to send her away.
this is very interesting. I was just thinking about thi today, how Rumple would have never been able to prepare that curse in order to get to his son so he used Regina. it’s a kind of catch 22 for him: do something for love but kill a loved one? With Regina it’s different. she isn’t casting the curse for love, but for spite and anger (and hate) so it can work for her. I wonder how he knew Regina to be so spiteful, is it because he knew her mother?