History TearJerker / AidaJohnRice

* Amneris' speech to her father as he [[spoiler: sentences the two lovers to death for treason. Amneris knows he is dying from Zoser's poison, and if he kills the two she will be completely and utterly alone. She exercises her role as future Pharaoh and allows the lovers to die together, an act of mercy for two people she has come to love.]]
* [[spoiler: Mereb's]] death.
* "Elaborate Lives (Reprise)"/"Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)", as [[spoiler: the lovers are slowly deprived of light and air, embracing one last time before the tomb is sealed for good, with Radames promising to "search through a hundred lifetimes to find you again".]]

* Amneris' speech to her father as he [[spoiler: sentences the two lovers to death for treason. Amneris knows he is dying from Zoser's poison, and if he kills the two she will be completely and utterly alone. She exercises her role as future Pharaoh and allows the lovers to die together, an act of mercy for two people she has come to love.]].

* "Written in the Stars".

!!The opera:
* Much of what Aida goes through in the opera is extremely painful. First, she is torn between her Egyptian lover and her Ethiopian father and realizes that she cannot pray for the one while cursing the other. All she can do is pray for the gods to have pity on her. Then, Amneris figures out that Aida is in love with Radames and is pretty merciless to her, again reducing Aida to praying for pity. After that, when the Pharaoh announces that Radames may marry Amneris, his daughter, Aida despairs of ever seeing her fatherland again. Not even Aida's own father, [[ScaryBlackMan Amonasro]], will give her a break, instead [[AbusiveParents bullying her into extracting the Egyptian strategic maneuvers from Radames]]. When she does, Radames is promptly accused of treason and sentenced to be BuriedAlive, whereupon Aida, whose father was already killed, decides to die with her lover.

!!The musical:

* Much of what Aida goes through in the opera is extremely painful. First, she is torn between her Egyptian lover and her Ethiopian father and realizes that she cannot pray for the one while cursing the other. All she can do is pray for the gods to have pity on her. Then, Amneris figures out that Aida is in love with Radames and is pretty merciless to her, again reducing Aida to praying for pity. After that, when the Pharaoh announces that Radames may marry Amneris, his daughter, Aida despairs of ever seeing her fatherland again. Not even Aida's own father, [[ScaryBlackMan Amonasro]], will give her a break, instead [[AbusiveParents bullying her into extracting the Egyptian strategic maneuvers from Radames]]. When she does, Radames is promptly accused of treason and sentenced to be BuriedAlive, whereupon Aida, whose father was already killed, decides to die with her lover.

* [[spoiler: Mereb's]] death scene.

* "Written in the Stars"

* "Elaborate Lives (Reprise)"/"Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)", as [[spoiler: the lovers are slowly deprived of light and air, embracing one last time before the tomb is sealed for good, with Radames promising to "search through a hundred lifetimes to find you again".]]

* "Elaborate Lives (Reprise)"/"Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)", as [[spoiler: the lovers are slowly deprived of light and air, embracing one last time before the tomb is sealed for good, with Radames promising to "search through a hundred lifetimes to find you again".]]

* "I Know the Truth". After the lovers have departed, Amneris walks out, revealing that she's heard everything and finally facing the fact that her upcoming marriage is a sham--"it's over, it never began"--all the while still getting ready for her wedding. She doesn't even need to tell us how devastated she is by all of this, it's evident in her stunned expression and her body language. It's an utterly heart-breaking moment for someone who hasn't really done anything wrong except be oblivious to the fact that Radames doesn't love her.
* "Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)", as [[spoiler: the lovers are slowly deprived of light and air, embracing one last time before the tomb is sealed for good.]]

* [[spoiler: Mereb's]] death scene.

* Aida and Amneris's DarkReprise of "My Strongest Suit":
--> '''Aida''': So a life of great potential is dismissed, inconsequential?
--> '''Amneris''': But I'm only ever seen as being "cute". So I'll flutter to deceive-
--> '''Aida''': No, you must believe that one day you're bound to find
--> '''Both''': A stronger suit.

** Aida and Amneris's DarkReprise of "My Strongest Suit":
---> '''Aida''': So a life of great potential is dismissed, inconsequential?
---> '''Amneris''': But I'm only ever seen as being "cute". So I'll flutter to deceive-
---> '''Aida''': No, you must believe that one day you're bound to find
---> '''Both''': A stronger suit.

** And the song immediately after that, "I Know the Truth". After the lovers have departed, Amneris walks out, revealing that she's heard everything and finally facing the fact that her upcoming marriage is a sham--"it's over, it never began"--all the while still getting ready for her wedding. She doesn't even need to tell us how devastated she is by all of this, it's evident in her stunned expression and her body language. It's an utterly heart-breaking moment for someone who hasn't really done anything wrong except be oblivious to the fact that Radames doesn't love her.
* And even more so, "Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)", as [[spoiler: the lovers are slowly deprived of light and air, embracing one last time before the tomb is sealed for good.]]

* Watching my high school production, I was cut up to see [[spoiler: Mereb die]].

* Amneris' speech to her father as he [[spoiler: sentences the two lovers to death for treason. Amneris knows he is dying from Zoser's poison, and if he kills the two she will be completely and utterly alone. She exercises her role as future Pharaoh and allows the lovers to die together, an act of mercy for two people she has come to love.]].

** And the song immediately after that, "A Little Too Late". After the lovers have departed, Amneris walks out, revealing that she's heard everything and finally facing the fact that her upcoming marriage is a sham--"it's over, it never began"--all the while still getting ready for her wedding. She doesn't even need to tell us how devastated she is by all of this, it's evident in her stunned expression and her body language. It's an utterly heart-breaking moment for someone who hasn't really done anything wrong except be oblivious to the fact that Radames doesn't love her.

** And after that song is done and the lovers have departed, Amneris walks out, revealing that she's heard everything--"A Little Too Late"--and realizing that her marriage is over before it's even begun (she literally sings this), all the while still getting ready for her wedding. It's an utterly heartbreaking and devastating moment for someone who hasn't really done anything wrong except be oblivious to the fact that Radames doesn't love her.

* Amneris' speech to her father as he [[spoiler: sentences the two lovers to death for treason. Amneris knows he is dying from Zoser's poison, and if he kills the two she will be completely and utterly alone. She exercises her role as future Pharaoh and allows the lovers to die together]].

* "Written in the Stars",

* ''{{Aida}}'', though it's hard not to see that coming

* "Written in the Stars", and even more so, "Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)".

--> '''Mereb''': There is time, there is a place when love should conquer all. The rest of life is pushed aside as truth and reason fall. But, only if that selfishness can lead to something good. I thought I knew you, Princess, but I never understood. I don't know you...I don't know you..."

** It's a MAGNIFICENT show, and I like that it manages to stay faithful to the ending of the opera (in a truly wrenching scene), yet still give us a happy ending.
** [[AcrossTheStars This troper]] cried at ''her seventh-grade brother's middle school production.'' That's how damn powerful it is.

* Mareb's DarkReprise of "How I Know You".
--> '''Mareb''': There is time, there is a place when love should conquer all. The rest of life is pushed aside as truth and reason fall. But, only if that selfishness can lead to something good. I thought I knew you, Princess, but I never understood. I don't know you...I don't know you..."

--> Mareb: There is time, there is a place when love should conquer all. The rest of life is pushed aside as truth and reason fall. But, only if that selfishness can lead to something good. I thought I knew you, Princess, but I never understood. I don't know you...I don't know you..."

---> '''Both''': A stronger suit.