History TearJerker / CinderellaIIIATwistInTime

* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls are only the way they are now because they've never been taught any better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had. And Lady Tremaine's indiscriminate evil finally manifests when she tries to ''attack'' Anastasia during the film's climax, for having the audacity to help Cinderella, which forces Cinderella herself to step in to protect her.

** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her [[ArmorPiercingQuestion if marrying the Prince would]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion really]]'' [[[[ArmorPiercingQuestion make her happy, and if she even loves him]]. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy--and her mother doesn't care, and even resorts to trying to finish off Anastasia (and later both her and Cinderella when she tries to save her stepsister).

** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her if marrying the Prince would ''really'' make her happy, and if she even loves him. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy - and her mother doesn't care, and even resorts to trying to finish off Anastasia (and later both her and Cinderella when she tries to save her stepsister).
* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls are only the way they are now because they've never been taught any better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had. And Lady Tremaine's indiscriminate evil finally becomes manifest when she tries to ''attack'' Anastasia during the film's climax, for having the audacity to help Cinderella, which forces Cinderella herself to step in to protect her.

* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls are only the way they are now because they've never been taught any better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had. And Lady Tremaine's indiscriminate evil finally becomes manifest when she tries to ''attack'' Anastasia during the film's climax, for having the audacity to help Cinderella, which forces Cinders herself to step in to protect her.

* Lady Tremaine goes out of her way to torment Cinderella one last time before she and her daughters leave for the palace by taking her last glass slipper, breaking it, and telling her to clean it up before she leaves.
* Prudence leads Cinderella away from the Prince and orders her to search for Jaq and Gus in a dusty, disused room, essentially leaving Cinderella back where she started. The hopeless look on her face and way she quietly wipes her tears away only makes it more heartbreaking.

** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her if marrying the Prince would ''really'' make her happy, and if she even loves him. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy - and her mother doesn't care, and even resorts to trying to finish off Anastasia (and later Cinderella when she tries to save her stepsister).

* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls only act the way they do because they've never been taught any better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had. And Lady Tremaine's indiscriminate evil finally becomes manifest when she tries to ''attack'' Anastasia during the film's climax, for having the audacity to help Cinderella, which forces Cinders herself to step in to protect her.

* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls only act the way they do because they weren't taught better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had. And Lady Tremaine's indiscriminate evil finally becomes manifest when she tries to ''attack'' Anastasia during the film's climax, for having the audacity to help Cinderella, which forces Cinders herself to step in to protect her.

** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her if marrying the Prince would ''really'' make her happy, and if she even loves him. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy - and her mother doesn't care, and even resorts to trying to finish off not only Cinderella, but also ''Anastasia''.
* Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls only act the way they do because they weren't taught better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had.

** [[WellDoneSonGuy Anastasia's]] protest "But I want someone to love me for ''me''!" when she ruins her wedding to the Prince. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?
** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her if marrying the Prince would ''really'' make her happy, and if she even loves him. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy - and her mother doesn't care.

* Cinderella's DarkReprise of "[[IWantSong More Than a Dream]]" when she's about to be shipped out of the kingdom. It's fair to say she's been through hell ''twice'', and at this point [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness not even Cinderella has anymore optimism left]].

* Not easy to realize in the moment, but that Drizella and Anastasia are also abuse victims. After Cinderella leaves, their mother treats them the way she treated Cinderella. They're supposed to deserve it because they bullied Cinderella, but Anastasia's plot proves the girls only act the way they do because they weren't taught better and their mother is the only role model they've ever had.

** Hell, her HeelRealization begins when Cinderella asks her if being the Prince would ''really'' make her happy, and if she even loves him. She realizes that ''no'', this won't make her happy - and her mother doesn't care.

** [[WellDoneSonGuy Anatasia's]] protest "But I want someone to love me for ''me''!" when she ruins her wedding to the Prince. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

** [[WellDoneSonGuy Anatasia's]] protest "But I want someone to love me for ''me''!" when she [[spoiler:ruins her wedding to the Prince]]. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

* Prudence leads Cinderella away from the Prince and orders her to search for Jaq and Gus, essentially leaving Cinderella back where she started. The hopeless look on her face and way she quietly wipes her tears away only makes it more heartbreaking.

* Prudence leads Cinderella away from the Prince and orders her to clean a dusty room, essentially leaving Cinderella back where she started. The hopeless look on her face and way she quietly wipes her tears away only makes it more heartbreaking.

* Prudence leads Cinderella away from the Prince and orders her to clean a dusty room, essentially leaving Cinderella back where she started.
* Cinderella's DarkReprise of "[[IWantSong More Than a Dream]]" when she is shipped out of the kingdom.
* Anastasia's whole character arc is heartbreaking because she's getting all this love and attention--possibly the ''only'' real love and affection she's ever had--for something she didn't do.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Anatasia's]] protest "But I want someone to love me for ''me''!" when she [[spoiler:ruins her wedding to the Prince]]. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

* [[WellDoneDaughterGirl Anatasia's]] protest "But I want someone to love me for ''me''!" when she [[spoiler:ruins her wedding to the Prince]]. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

* Cinderella's stepmother goes out of her way to torment Cinderella one last time before she and her daughters leave for the palace by taking her last glass slipper, breaking it, and telling her to clean it up before she leaves.

* Cinderella's stepmother goes out of her way to torment Cinderella one last time before she and her daughters leave for the palace by taking her last glass slipper, breaking it, and telling her to clean it up before she leaves. That woman is ''pure evil''.
* Cinderella's DarkReprise of "[[IWantSong More Than a Dream]]" when she is [[spoiler:shipped out of the kingdom]].

* [[WellDoneDaughterGirl Anatasia's]] protest, "But I want someone to love me for ''me''" when she [[spoiler:ruins her wedding to the Prince]]. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

* [[WellDoneDaughterGirl Anatasia's]] protest, "But I want someone to love me for ''me''" when she ruins her wedding to the Prince. Would she have been so desperate to catch a boy's eye if her own ''mother'' had truly loved her?

* Cinderella's DarkReprise of "[[IWantSong More Than a Dream]]" when she is [[spoiler:shipped out of the kingdom]].