History TearJerker / PrideAndPrejudice

* In Mr. Bennet's reaction to Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy, he drops the snarky mask and we get a peek of the regret he carries around with him. This line is especially sad.

* Lydia's eventual life as detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay. While Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her with promises of balls and young men, Kitty's always forbidden from going and later grows to much prefer the company of her two eldest sisters. Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him (during which Wickham goes to [[TheGamblingAddict 'enjoy]] [[TheHedonist himself']] in London or Bath). And when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life as detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay. While Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her with promises of balls and young men, Kitty's always forbidden from going and later grows to much prefer the company of her two eldest sisters. Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him (during which Wickham goes to [[TheGambling addict 'enjoy]] [[TheHedonist himself']] in London or Bath). And when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life as detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her with promises of balls and young men, Kitty's always forbidden from going and later grows to much prefer the company of her two eldest sisters; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him (during which Wickham goes to [[TheGambling addict 'enjoy]] [[TheHedonist himself']] in London or Bath); and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life as detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her with promises of balls and young men, Kitty's always forbidden from going and later grows to much prefer the company of her two eldest sisters; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her with promises of balls and young men, Kitty's always forbidden from going and later grows to much prefer the company of her two eldest sisters; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's far more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn and his wife and daughters have to plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's ''far'' more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him, and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane and Bingley, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* In Mr. Bennet's reaction to Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy, he drops the snarky mask and we get a peek of the regret he carries around with him. This line is specially sad.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, they don't have the means to live separately and a divorce is out of the question, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's ''far'' more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him, and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's ''far'' more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; Wickham isn't ever allowed at Pemberley, although Lydia is permitted to visit without him, and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into what is essentially a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's ''far'' more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane or Elizabeth, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She waltzes into a shotgun marriage when she's barely sixteen and believes Wickham is completely in love with her, which couldn't be further from the truth. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother, and by now she's ''far'' more invested in her successfully married daughters) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane or Elizabeth, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. She and her husband soon lose whatever affection they had for each other, and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane or Elizabeth, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane or Elizabeth, the couple ''always'' outstay their welcome and strain the sisters' relationship ever further. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with Jane or Elizabeth, it's not long before they're getting broad hints to depart. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long. When they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourn until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay; while Lydia often invites Kitty to visit her (with promises of balls and young men) Kitty's always forbidden from going; and when the Wickhams go to stay with her older sisters, it's not long before they're getting broad hints to depart. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long; when they're first married Mr Bennet outright ''refuses'' to welcome them at Longbourne until his wife and daughters plead with him to let them stay, Kitty's forbidden from visiting her, and when the Wickhams go to stay with her older sisters, it's not long before they're getting broad hints to depart. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long; Kitty's forbidden from visiting her and when the Wickhams go to stay with her older sisters, it's not long before they're getting broad hints to depart. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he silently rejects her with a glare. She's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

* Lydia's eventual life detailed in the WhereAreTheyNow epilogue is pretty sad, even if she doesn't realise it herself. Her husband soon loses whatever affection he had for her and they're incapable of making a stable home for themselves thanks to their overspending and fickleness, 'always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation'. Worse still, although Jane or Elizabeth will grudgingly help with their bills, none of Lydia's family (save probably her mother) can bear to have her or her husband around for long; Kitty's forbidden from visiting her and when the Wickhams go to stay with her older sisters, it's not long before they're getting broad hints to depart. In one 2016 open air production in Regents' Park, there's even a moment where Lydia goes to bid farewell to her father before she sets off as a married woman...and he wordlessly rejects her; she's left staring at her family in trepidation, her bubble quite burst, before she leaves. It's small wonder that adaptations now often prefer to change Lydia's fate in the story.

--> '''Mr. Bennet:''' My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect ''your'' partner in life.

* Mr. Bennet having to come back from London without having found Lydia, facing the awful truth that his family may very well be ruined because he refused to put any real effort into being a proper father to his younger daughters.
* Elizabeth's LoveEpiphany, because it comes with the conviction that they will never be together. Our knowledge of the ForegoneConclusion is no comfort to her. It's hard to see Elizabeth so shattered and depressed because she was so arch, lively and spirited before.
* In Mr. Bennet's reaction to Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy, he drops the snarky mask and we get a peek of the regret he carries around with him.This line is specially sad.
--> '''Mr. Bennet:''' My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect ''your'' partner in life.
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* In the 2005 movie, Mary breaks down weeping after she humiliates herself with her poor piano-playing at the ball at Netherfield. [[PetTheDog Mr. Bennet tries to comfort her, to no avail]].
-->'''Mary:''' ''(in tears)'' I've been practicing all week!

* In Mr. Bennet's reaction to Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy, he drops the snarky mask and we get a peek of the regret he carries around with him. I always choke up a little when I get to this line: