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ChocolatEyes613 wrote:

Hook was not referring, to earning the forgiveness of others. He was talking about forgiving himself, for his past misdeeds. The problem with that, if what you are saying is true, is that he doesn't have the right to do so. Only the victim can forgive him. In the case of victims he has killed, the closest thing he can come to forgiveness is from the victims' closest family and friends. Failing that, then he just has to live with his sins for the rest of his life.

He remembers every victim's name, and is burdened by his guilt. Why would he feel burdened if he has already forgiven himself?

He does not really talk about it, because he is well aware that there is no going back. No matter how many times Emma called him a hero, Hook still thought of himself as a villain. The real question is, will Hook be able to forgive himself once he remembers that he killed Merlin?

He shouldn't be able to forgive himself, period. He should have kept the rings as a reminder of his past sins and not to ever fall back to his dark ways again. And not as a reminder that because he found love, his sins just magically go away. That really cheapened the redemption speech he gave Emma.