History TearJerker / BeautyandtheBeast

'''Chip:''' Will I ever get to be...a boy again?\\
'''Mrs. Potts:''' ...I hope so.\\

'''Mrs. Potts:''' ...Soon. If it's to be...it will be very soon now.

* A very small and brief one occurs with '''Lefou''' of all characters. After Gaston throws him in the snow and tells him "Don't move from that spot until Belle and her father get home!", you can feel the pain in the little guy's voice as he says "But...but..." and watches his buddy leave. It only lasts a second, but Lefou looked like a [[TheWoobie kicked]] [[JerkassWoobie puppy]] for that brief amount of time.

--->'''Belle:''' No... no! No, please... [[PleaseDontLeaveMe Please don't leave me...]] (''she sobs softly, laying her face against his chest'') ...I love you...

'''Beast:''' (''looks at the rose and realizes what must be done'') [[WhamLine Then...then you must go to him.]]\\

-->'''Beast:''' ...I let her go.\\

'''Belle:''' You mean...I'm free?\\

!!Tear Jerkers for the [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast 1991 film and Broadway musical]]:

* The Prologue that shows how the Prince was cursed to become the Beast can invoke tears as well, because you do see why he's isolated from the rest of the world and how that could make him lose hope that he'd ever be free.

-->''No pain could be deeper.
-->No life could be cheaper.
-->No point anymore if I can't love her.
-->No spirit could win me,
-->No hope left within me.
-->Hope I could've loved her and that she'd set me free.
-->But it's not to be
-->If I can't love her...
-->Let the world be done with me!''

--> '''Beast''': How long must this go on, this cruel trick of fate?
-->I simply made one careless, wrong decision.
-->And then that witch was gone, and left me in this state.
-->An object of revulsion and derision.
-->Hated.
-->Is there no one who can show me how to win the world's forgiveness?

-->''No pain can be deeper. No life could be cheaper. No point anymore if I can't love her. No spirit can win me. No hope left within me. Hope I could've loved her and that she'd set me free. But it's not to be if I can't love her. Let the world be done with me!''

** As mentioned on a few other pages, the musical, rather than simply having the servants be turned into walking, talking household knickknacks, instead sees them slowly and irreversibly transforming into inanimate objects (which will either kill them or leave them as humans stuck in unmoving, unfeeling forms forever). Here, then, Mrs. Potts is forced to admit to her only son that Belle may not break the curse in time. She's essentially a mother telling her child that he, herself, and all of his friends are going to die, and they're completely powerless to stop it, as they can't force the Beast to genuinely love someone. It's a quiet moment, but it stings.

--> '''Beast''': How long must this go on, this cruel trick of fate? I simply made one careless, wrong decision. And then that witch was gone, and left me in this state. An object of revoltion and derision. Hated. Is there no one who can show me how to win the world's forgiveness?

-->'''Belle(weeping)''': I never got to say goodbye.

* It's pretty disheatening to see Lumiere, who has been described as a lighthearted character who almost always has a smile on his face and holds onto hope the longest the curse would be broken, wonder if it ''might have been better if Belle never shown up'' after the Beast lets her go.

--> So I finally know\\

Wait for death to set me free

-->'''Belle''': Papa! Oh, no, he's sick, he may be dying! And he's all alone!
-->'''Beast''': (looks at the rose and realizes what must be done) [[WhamLine Then...then you must go to him.]]
-->'''Belle''': What did you say?
-->'''Beast''': I release you. You are no longer my prisoner.
-->'''Belle''': You mean...I'm free?
-->'''Beast''': Yes.
-->'''Belle''': Oh, thank you! Hold on, Papa, I'm on my way. (she turns to leave only to turn back and hand him the Magic Mirror)
-->'''Beast''': Take it with you, so you'll always have a way to look back, and remember me.
-->'''Belle''': Thank you for understanding how much he needs me.

'''Beast:''' (he reaches up and touches her cheek) At least... I got to see you... one last time... (his eyes close)

-->'''Belle:''' No... no! No, please... [[PleaseDontLeaveMe Please don't leave me...]] ''(she sobs softly, laying her face against his chest)'' ...I love you...

-->'''Mrs. Potts:''' But Sir... The castle is under attack!
-->'''Beast:''' It doesn't matter now. Just let them come.

-->'''Chip''': Mama?
-->'''Mrs. Potts.''': Yes, Chip?
-->'''Chip''': Will I ever get to be...a boy again?
-->'''Mrs. Potts''': ...I hope so.
-->'''Chip''': When will I know?
-->'''Mrs. Potts''': ...Soon. If it's to be...it will be very soon now.

* This troper found the transformation scene to have one tearjerker tucked in with all the happiness and triumph: Look at Prince Adam's eyes. Ignore the deer-in-the-headlights look. Look at his eyes - or more specifically, at the very noticable bags under his eyes, even when he's got Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, and Cogsworth swept up in a big group hug. You can't write this off as Adam simply being exhausted from being dead not two seconds before: The bags are still there in the ballroom scene that follows. If that isn't the single subtlest and most heartbreaking way to tell the viewer he's been through hell and back and is very likely ''still carrying a great many mental scars from it'', this troper doesn't know what is...

* After that, the InMemoriam to [[CriticalExistenceFailure Howard Ashman]], the lyricist for the film who worked with AlanMenken for several other films of the Disney Renaissance, and who died before it was released. "To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."

** '' No pain can be deeper. No life could be cheaper. No point anymore if I can't love her. No spirit can win me. No hope left within me. Hope I could've loved her and that she'd set me free. But it's not to be if I can't love her. Let the world be done with me!''

* It's pretty disheatening to see Lumiere, who has been described as a lighthearted character who almost always has a smile on his face and goes out of his way to make everyone around him smile, express that it ''might have been better if Belle never shown up'' after the Beast lets her go.

--> '''Beast''': No pain can be deeper\\
No life could be cheaper\\
No point anymore if I can't love her.

--> '''Beast''': No pain can be deeper \\ No life could be cheaper \\ No point anymore if I can't love her

* This troper found the transformation scene to have one tearjerker tucked in with all the happiness and triumph: Look at Prince Adam's eyes. Ignore the deer-in-the-headlights look. Look at his [http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/loveinterest/images/2/2f/Prince-Adam-disney-males-19174522-1280-768.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120929142145 eyes]. There are [http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/11/PrinceAdam1.jpg very] [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4jisykT6x1qzftcho1_500.jpg noticable] [http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/14/3/enhanced-buzz-21607-1373787012-0.jpg bags] [http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/11/PrinceAdam.jpg under his eyes]. You can't even write this off as Adam simply being exhausted from being dead not two seconds before: The bags are still there in the [http://31.media.tumblr.com/9d17f8667cb82c793b022a0a95e1e380/tumblr_mtl6n9y4LV1rxoms7o1_500.gif ballroom scene] that follows. If that isn't the single subtlest and most heartbreaking way to tell the viewer he's been through hell and back and is very likely ''still carrying a great many mental scars from it'', this troper doesn't know what is...

* The Beast's first solo in the musical "How Long Must This Go On?", is the first time we see just how much the temperamental Beast hates what he's become, recognizes that he messed up but feels that it's too late and a painful reminder of the human beneath the exterior.
--> '''Beast''': How long must this go on, this cruel trick of fate? I simply made one simple, careless, wrong decision. And then that witch was gone, and left me in this state. An object of revoltion and derision. Hated. Is there no one who can show me how to win the world's forgiveness?

* The Beast's first solo in the musical "How Long Must This Go On?", is the first time we see just how much the temperamental Beast hates what he's become, recognizes that he's messed up but feels that it's too late and a painful reminder of the human beneath the exterior.

* The Beast's first solo in the musical "How Long Must This Go On?", is the first time we see just how much the temperamental Beast hates what he's become, recognizes that he's messed up but feels that it's too late and we see the human beneath the exterior.