Losing Hope

Until Realization or Heroic Encouragement teach them that they shouldn't give up hope and believe in themselves even though they started it in the first place or so.

Examples

 * The Beast losing hope of the spell being broken, long before Belle came along. Later just as both he and Belle have developed mutual feelings for each other, he reluctantly but without hesitation releases her to rescue her father--even if it means she might not return and the spell won't be broken. As he watches her ride off, he roars in despair and loses all hope of the spell being broken or even seeing her again. Belle does return to save him and admits her feelings, just in time, just as the final petal falls from the rose.