History TearJerker / JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell

--> I have been working for it all this time. I have sacrificed a great many things. I did it all in the fervent hope that [[spoiler: you would bring my wife back to me... I've pictured what it would be like to see her again, sir. The smell of her, the image of her face in my mind, all of these things that I'm beginning to not quite remember. And everyday that she went further from me, I consoled myself with the thought that she will be close to me again. Please.

--> '''Strange''': "He had a wife, you know. Arabella Woodhope. The most charming girl in all the world. [[spoiler: But dead. Dead, dead, dead]]. In fact, now that I come to think of it, was I not in love with her myself? I think I must have been. She had the sweetest way of saying my name and smiling at the same time, and every time she did so, my heart turned over. You know, it is really very- ridiculous, but I cannot actually remember what my name is. Laurence? Arthur? Frank? I wish Arabella were here. She would know. And she would tell me too! She is not one of those women who tease one and insist upon making a game of everything long after it has ceased to be amusing. By God, I wish she were here! There is an ache here." ''He taps his heart'' "And something hot and hard inside here." ''He taps his forehead''.

* [[spoiler: Arabella's false death.]]

* [[spoiler: Strange's denial of Arabella's death. He even attempts black magic to bring her back.]]
* Jonathan eagerly preparing for what he thinks will be [[spoiler: Arabella's resurrection, even arranging some flowers and buying a dress for her - and his utter despair when the gentleman refuses to resurrect her. In the end he begs the gentleman to give her back, ironically not knowing he is her captor.]]
--> I have been working for it all this time. I have sacrificed a great many things. I did it all in the fervent hope that [[spoiler: you would bring my wife back to me... I've pictured what it would be like to see her again, sir. The smell of her, the image of her face in my mind, all of these things that I'm beginning to not quite remember. And everyday that she went further from me, I consoled myself with the thought that she will be close to me again.]] Please.
* Stephen's reaction to [[spoiler: Vinculus' hanging, believing that now there is no hope for him escaping the gentleman.]]
* Norrell's tired, sad reaction to Strange's mocking laughter [[spoiler: at his attempts at combat magic - which amounts to a minor indoor rainstorm, which comes off as utterly pathetic by comparison to the more mercurial and imaginative Strange, who despite being at death's door, is by far the more accomplished combatant]] - which as one reviewer remarks, causes Norrell's entire childhood and past to unfurl before us, explaining his uptight nature, defensive pride and monomaniacal obsession with making English magic 'respectable'.

* [[spoiler: Norrell protesting, clinging to, and eventually agreeing to sacrifice his volumes of magic to summon the Raven King. ''Any'' book lover will share his utter heart-break at having to give up the books he treasured for so long and loved so much.]]
* [[spoiler: Jonathan and Arabella saying goodbye, as in this version their relationship is brought into focus much more than in the book, thus the separation more painful.]]

* [[spoiler: Jonathan and Arabella saying goodbye, as in this version their relationship is brought into focus more than in the book, thus the separation more painful.]]

* [[spoiler: Jonathan and Arabella saying goodbye, as in this version their chances of a reunion seem even smaller.]]

* The plight of Lady Pole; magically bound to attend the Gentleman's balls every night, unable to tell anyone about her suffering, and treated like a mad woman during her daylight hours.

* Stephen Black picturing his mother dying alone in childbirth on a slaveship, surrounded by strangers who didn't speak her language. The mini-series makes it worse; the Gentleman actually ''shows'' Stephen a vision of it happening. It is heartbreaking.
* Norrell's depressed reaction to learning Strange is leaving his apprenticeship, where he bargains with even access to his precious books to keep Strange by his side, against all of Lascelle's plans. Norrell never before had a friend and an equal to share the most important part of his life with, and he's realised that he now has driven away the one man he appreciated most.

!! In the BBC series

--> Please do not laugh. It is cruel to laugh

* [[spoiler: Jonathan and Arabella saying goodbye, as in this version their chances of a reunion seem even smaller.]]

* Stephen's reaction to [[spoiler: Vinculus' hanging, believing that now there is no hope for him escaping the gentleman.]]

* Lady Pole is chained up in the attic as Norrell tells her, however apologetically, that in order to return magic to England and win the war against the French, he's going to sacrifice her for the greater good. ''And then reveals that she's got 75 more years of this to look forward to.'' Hardly surprising she starts biting and screaming in absolute despair.

* Jonathan eagerly preparing for what he thinks will be [[spoiler: Arabella's resurrection, even arranging some flowers and buying a dress for her - and his utter despair when the gentleman refuses to resurrect her. In the end he begs the gentleman to give her back, ironically not knowing he is her captor.]]

* Jonathan eagerly preparing for what he thinks will be [[spoiler: Arabella's resurrection, even arranging some flowers and buying a dress for her - and his utter despair when the gentleman refuses to resurrect her.]]

* [[spoiler: Strange's denial of Arabella's death. He even attempts black magic to bring her back.]]

* The Stranges' wretched reaction when Jonathan is conscripted back into the war against Napoleon, having just promised to retire back home to Shropshire and work on their marriage.

--> '''Strange''': "He had a wife, you know. Arabella Woodhope. The most charming girl in all the world. [[spoiler: But dead. Dead, dead, dead]]. In fact, now that I come to think of it, was I not in love with her myself? I think I must have been. She had the sweetest way of saying my name and smiling at the same time, and every time she did so, my heart turned over. You know, it is really very- ridiculous, but I cannot actually remember what my name is. Laurence? Arthur? Frank? I wish Arabella were here. She would know. And she would tell me too! She is not one of those women who tease one and insist upon making a game of everything long after it has ceased to be amusing. By God, I wish she were here! There is an ache here." [he taps his heart] "And something hot and hard inside here." [He tapped his forehead.]

* In the mini-series, the death of [[spoiler: Jeremy Johns]], and Strange's wretched attempts to save him and the books.
* In the mini-series, Lady Pole is chained up in the attic as Norrell tells her, however apologetically, that in order to return magic to England and win the war against the French, he's going to sacrifice her for the greater good. ''And then reveals that she's got 75 more years of this to look forward to.'' Hardly surprising she starts biting and screaming in absolute despair.

* Stephen Black picturing his mother dying alone in childbirth on a slaveship, surrounded by strangers who didn't speak her language. The TV series makes it worse; the Gentleman actually ''shows'' Stephen a vision of it happening. It is heartbreaking.
* In the mini-series, the death of [[spoiler: Jeremy Johns]], and Strange's wretched attempts to save him and the books.

* Stephen Black picturing his mother dying alone in childbirth on a slaveship, surrounded by strangers who didn't speak her language. The tv series makes it worse; the Gentleman actually ''shows'' Stephen a vision of it happening. It is heartbreaking.

* Stephen Black picturing his mother dying alone in childbirth on a slaveship, surrounded by strangers who didn't speak her language.

--> '''Strange''': "He had a wife, you know. Arabella Woodhope. The most charming girl in all the world. But dead. Dead, dead, dead. In fact, now that I come to think of it, was I not in love with her myself? I think I must have been. She had the sweetest way of saying my name and smiling at the same time, and every time she did so, my heart turned over. You know, it is really very- ridiculous, but I cannot actually remember what my name is. Laurence? Arthur? Frank? I wish Arabella were here. She would know. And she would tell me too! She is not one of those women who tease one and insist upon making a game of everything long after it has ceased to be amusing. By God, I wish she were here! There is an ache here." [he taps his heart] "And something hot and hard inside here." [He tapped his forehead.]

--> '''Strange''': "He had a wife, you know. Arabella Woodhope. The most charming girl in all the world. But
dead. Dead, dead, dead. In fact, now that I come to think of it, was I not in love with her myself? I think I must have been. She had the sweetest way of saying my name and smiling at the same time, and every time she did so, my heart turned over. You know, it is really very- ridiculous, but I cannot actually remember what my name is. Laurence? Arthur? Frank? I wish Arabella were here. She would know. And she would tell me too! She is not one of those women who tease one and insist upon making a game of everything long after
it has ceased to be amusing. By God, I wish she were here! There is an ache here." [he taps his heart] "And something hot and hard inside here." [He tapped his forehead.]