History TearJerker / BeautyandtheBeast

-->"To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."

* The funny banter between Lumiere and Cogsworth becomes rather bittersweet now that Jerry Orbach and David Ogden Stiers have both passed on.

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

** There's also a little FridgeHorror involving [=LeFou=]. How DOES he react to Gaston's death anyway? Of course he could have pulled a {{Heel Face Turn}}, finally seen Gaston as the true monster he is and happily moved on, as he explicitly does in the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]]. But if not (and we have no way of knowing), then imagine how devastated he must have been to lose his idol in such a horrible way!

** Like the musical, the talking objects slowly morph into real silent, inanimate objects the further the curse is applied, and when the Beast is shot by an arrow right before the last rose petal falls, the transformation is complete and we are treated to a half-amusing, half-horrifying scene of all the major side characters saying their good-byes as they one-by-one "die". The wardrobe and piano, who in this film are a happy couple, share their farewells. The footstool dog pines for the wardrobe in desperate "speak to me!" way until it topples over dead. Chip sees his own mother go, before he himself leaps into the air to save her and is caught by the coat hanger, who places the silent cup onto the trolley as his last service. Finally, Cogsworth says it has been a true honor serving alongside Lumiere, and Lumiere returns the thanks.

** From the same scene, after the Beast terrifies her, he ''immediately'' realizes what he just did and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone just stands there, disappointed in himself]]. His one chance of becoming a human again, and he blew it solely because she entered the west wing. Thankfully, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments he goes to save Belle from the wolves anyway]].

Wait for death to set me free''

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

*** [[spoiler: And he doesn't even care that he's mocking his kindness. "What's a matter, Beast? ''[[IronicEcho Too kind and gentle]]'' to fight back?!" He just looks at Gaston as if to say "Just end it. Please."]]

* The first trailer for the 2017 film has a very melancholy feel, showing the nearly-empty castle, having clearly fallen apart over the years. It does, however, end on a hopeful note with Belle showing up. It can also induce ''happy'' tears for fans of the original, the image of Belle finding the enchanted rose being particularly striking.

* 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.

* Even in the midst of his NightmareFuel-saturated outburst after discovering Belle in the West Wing, you can hear a hint of anguish in the Beast's voice as he roars at her to get out. And after she runs off, his angry expression slowly turns to horror, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and he covers his face with his paw in agonized remorse.]]

* The actual scene where the Beast releases her is completely heartbreaking because it meant two ''very'' different things to the characters. Belle has no idea just how badly the Beast is hurting.

** There's also a little FridgeHorror involving [=LeFou=]. How DOES he react to Gaston's death anyway? Of course he could have pulled a {{Heel-Face Turn}}, finally seen Gaston as the true monster he is and happily moved on as he explicitly does in the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]]. But if not (and we have no way of knowing), then imagine how devastated he must have been to lose his idol in such a horrible way!

** There's also a little FridgeHorror involving [=LeFou=]. How DOES he react to Gaston's death anyway?
*** He could've just forgotten about him since Gaston treated Lefou like crap. Despite trying to help him realise Gaston had happiness and friends, Lefou was probably disgusted when he realised Gaston wanted to kill such an innocent beast, and thus Lefou learnt his mistake of being 'evil'. Then again, nobody knows if that really happened, so that can be up to the viewer's interpretation.

* Even in the midst of his NightmareFuel-saturated outburst after discovering Belle in the West Wing, you can hear a hint of anguish in the Beast's voice as he roars at her to get out.

*** [[spoiler: And he doesn't even care that he's mocking his kindness. "What's a matter, Beast? ''[[IronicEcho Too kind and gentle]]'' to fight back?!"]]

'''Cogsworth:''' (chuckles) Yes, yes. Splen- [[BigWhat YOU WHAT!?]] How could you ''do'' that?!\\

*** [[spoiler: And he doesn't even care that he's mocking his kindness. "What's a matter, Beast? ''[[IronicEcho To kind and gentle]]'' to fight back?!"]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x8CYAVMbk 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.

** Also, Cogsworth, who was the most skeptical one from the start, was glad to see his master happy and was eager for things to back to normal. Until Beast lets her go. Later he complains to the others that he ''knew'' they shouldn't have gotten their hopes up.

* 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 had never shown up'' after the Beast lets her go.