<Li> In the sequel, Spider - Man 2 (2004), Aunt May continues to look after Peter, and has had financial difficulties since the death of her husband, forcing her to sell the house and live in a smaller apartment (although it is implied that the bank is cheating her out of the house). Her opinion of Spider - Man is not high, claiming "the less we see of him, the better ." However, when May's visit to the bank with Peter is interrupted by a robbery perpetrated by Otto Octavius, Octavius takes her hostage and climbs the side of a skyscraper with her . She is in turn, rescued by Spider - Man (and in return, helps Spider - Man during the battle by bashing Octavius in the head with her umbrella), and from that point believes that he was good; it is implied, but never stated, that she may have deduced his secret identity . Later in the film, Peter's powers began to wane because of a subconscious desire to live a normal life, and he decides to give up his costumed persona; May makes a speech which encourages him to resume his heroic activities . She later expresses that she feels she caused Uncle Ben's death ("You wanted to take the subway, and he wanted to drive you . And if I had stopped him, we'd all be having tea together ."), prompting Peter to admit that he caused the death by not stopping the killer . May is understandably stunned and sad, but later thanks Peter and tells him that admitting the truth to her was a brave thing to do . When talking to Doctor Octavius, Peter helps him regain his sanity by repeating what May had told him about giving up your dreams sometimes to do what's right . </Li> <Li> In Spider - Man 3 (2007), Peter tells Aunt May that he is going to ask Mary Jane to marry him, after which the two embrace . May then tells him that he needs to come up with a good way to initiate the proposal, and that he needs to put his wife before him, no matter what . She then relates to Peter how Uncle Ben proposed to her, and that they would have been married for fifty years "this August", had Ben not been killed . She then takes off her engagement ring and asks Peter to use it to propose to M.J. May is also present alongside Peter when Captain Stacy tells them that Flint Marko, his uncle's "actual" killer, is on the run . She plays a strong role in providing moral support to Peter, but nothing much is really done by her in the third movie, nor is she ever targeted by Spider - Man's foes as in the previous two movies . Later, when Peter informs May about Sandman's apparent demise at the hands of Spider - Man (under the influence of an alien symbiote), she delivers another speech, which is more of a warning to Peter of the danger to oneself in seeking revenge . Peter is at first shocked at his aunt's reaction, for he expected Aunt May to be happy as Sandman was the one who killed Uncle Ben . Peter soon realizes that this is not the case, and Aunt May says that Uncle Ben would never have wanted revenge . Much later, May talks to Peter in his apartment where Peter says that he has done terrible things (after separating from the symbiote suit that had caused him to hurt Mary Jane and Harry). He tries to return her ring to her, but Aunt May says that she knows that he will find a way to put it right, and gives it back . Like May, Peter comes to forgive Sandman who admits he killed Ben by accident while trying to get money to save his daughter's life . May later appears at the end of the film attending Harry Osborn's funeral . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Aunt May was portrayed by Sally Field in the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider - Man series, and is shown somewhat younger and more strict than in previous depictions . <Ul> <Li> Throughout the film, she expresses concern for Peter being out late and coming home injured, though he refuses to admit to her where he has been . At the end of the film, despite coming home in serious pain, Peter brings home the eggs she asked him to get in the middle of the film and does not bother to ask what happened . </Li> <Li> Field reprises her role as Aunt May in The Amazing Spider - Man 2 . She has become a nursing student to support herself and Peter financially after Peter graduates from high school . She reveals to Peter that she and Ben were visited by government agents a few days after Richard and Mary disappeared and were told that Richard was planning to sell secret weapons to foreign powers . She later comforts Peter during his depression over Gwen Stacy's death and contributes to giving him the confidence he needs to become Spider - Man again, heavily hinting that she knows Peter's secret . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Aunt May was portrayed by Sally Field in the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider - Man series, and is shown somewhat younger and more strict than in previous depictions . <Ul> <Li> Throughout the film, she expresses concern for Peter being out late and coming home injured, though he refuses to admit to her where he has been . At the end of the film, despite coming home in serious pain, Peter brings home the eggs she asked him to get in the middle of the film and does not bother to ask what happened . </Li> <Li> Field reprises her role as Aunt May in The Amazing Spider - Man 2 . She has become a nursing student to support herself and Peter financially after Peter graduates from high school . She reveals to Peter that she and Ben were visited by government agents a few days after Richard and Mary disappeared and were told that Richard was planning to sell secret weapons to foreign powers . She later comforts Peter during his depression over Gwen Stacy's death and contributes to giving him the confidence he needs to become Spider - Man again, heavily hinting that she knows Peter's secret . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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