Plot failure between Jedi and Sith?

[Jedi Knight Matatabi]

I wanna thank everybody for the in depth detailed examples. I think I kind of understand it now. Points for everyone.

[Vasion]

Anakin's turn to the dark side was always there, he was ALWAYS about POWER. Like when he was talking with Padmé;

Padmé: You're not all-powerful, Ani.

Anakin Skywalker: Well, I should be.

or how about;

Anakin: Someday I will be the most powerful Jedi ever.

Most of the Sith were not evil people  they craved the one thing the Jedi would not allow: PASSION. - Sith mearly used thier passion to help them channel and focus the force.

[Tal-Rin Onjo]

A lot of great analogies in here, and an interesting topic of debate. James Casey, that was a lucid, thought out, and well constructed summary of Anakin's fall. I have noticed that many people have neglected on of Anakin's major character flaws... fear. Yes, there is anger. Yes, there is passion, but also fear no matter how well veiled or masked. If anyone has a chance to read the Episode III adaptation by Matthew Stover it really gets into Anakin's psyche and his emotional upheavals that take place at that particular time. It's also a good read for a Star Wars fan

[infinitewaffle]

Just a thought: maybe when in context of the force, the dark side has an infectious characteristic. Like, if you feed into the anger and let it dictate your actions, it actually does further damage than what one would intuitively assume.