It crossed my mind upon reflection of Padme's actions is ROTS that it spoke volumes to the necessity of knowledge and acceptance of one you love.

When she confronts him at their posh residence, about what his involvement was in what went down at the Jedi Temple, he lied. (And I have a whole diatribe on that, I'll save for another time.) I purport that, she knew he lied. And further, she didn't care. It may have been more momentary lapse than character flaw on her part but even so... she didn't push the issue. She let Anakin off the hook. Who knows, maybe this led him to believe she'd actually go along with his ill fated plan. That said, she hinted that she would be Bonnie to his Clyde. And truthfully, I have no problem with that. I have a problem with the fact that she bailed on him at the critical point.

Just go with me for a moment on this, Obi shows up and is dropping all this information on you about your beloved Ani. All in direct opposition to what Ani told you. You're realizing that your inkling that sweetie lied, was dead on and when asked if you know where he is, you lie. Nothing wrong there, your goal is to protect him. Even if that means from those who were considered friends previously who may now seek to do him harm. So you hop in your sleek little ship and head off to find the object of your devotion. On your way, you come up with a multitude of scenarios of how the two of you can run off and live happily ever after. It's a huge galaxy, you could totally live in anonymity, even if you're married to a Sith Lord. So, you arrive on Mustafar, you land your ship and you see your love. Everything is exponentially better. And you reach each other and start to talk about things. He seems a bit overwrought, but you consider, he's had a rough time, what with the Clone Wars and all the internal politics of the Jedi Council. He's thrilled to see you and starts to tell you a ton of things, rather quickly and you're trying to keep up. And then he admits what he's done. The bad, the worse and the incomprehensible. What would you do?

Well, Padme chose to take this opportunity to revert back to Senatorial strictures and reprimand Anakin. Not the best decision. She should have known he'd be likely to have a mental meltdown. He'd had them in the past. She'd seen them. They weren't pretty. She wasn't a stupid woman, surely she could have used her skills as a diplomat to work it out to her advantage. But that, isn't my ultimate issue. My ultimate issue is that, when he laid himself bare, confessed it all, basically, placed the knife in her hand and held it over his jugular, she took it and plunged it in. Her rejection and reprimand may have been more damaging than anything else that preceded. I think that's when all hope was lost in Anakin's eyes.

I charge that Padme should have known many things. Primary among them was that Anakin would indeed need to be saved and protected. From himself. She left him. I can let the failings of others go a bit more easily than I can hers. Her profession of love was so strong as to believe it unconquerable. With the fires of Mustafar bearing the only witness to the wake, it seems she didn't love him enough. I submit that love is not the courage to follow one you love into the fires of Hell. It is the courage to follow the one you love into the Hell he has created.