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Well, yes. You can't make people change, just give them the opportunity.

Snow also offered Regina the chance to change because she did try a bit for Henry and she was going about things the wrong way. Personally and to a lot of people, Snow gave Regina too many chances to change and it always bit her in the rump more times then most would handle. But Regina did change a bit (The character growth for everyone is iffy, especially past season 3).

This is one of the wonderful example that they showed and not told us.

But one things is rephrase it. Snow didn't try to enforce her morality on Regina. She was giving her a chance because after giving her countless chnages, Regina always choose to hurt Snow and would end up imprisoned or dead eventually in a system of justice. Snow also cares for Regina which is why she gives her so many chances.

Regina to Zelena wasn't really the same. Regina was giving Zelena a chance or she would kill her, which is really hypocritical of Regina, when Rumple was going to kill her because she killed his son. Regina didn't really fail because it looked like Zelena was considering it before, you know, she was killed. Then she started her whole revenge plan again because I doubt she'd not take the chance to do so.