Man of La Mancha/Tear Jerker

"This is my quest, to follow that star!
 * Quite a few bits in Man of La Mancha, particularly
 * The sum total of the last two scenes, from
 * The two most beautiful songs in Man of La Mancha (to my mind) are "What Do You Want of Me?" and "The Impossible Dream." Of course they just have to also be the most tearjerking.

No matter how hopeless, no matter how far..."


 * God, "The Impossible Dream". As heartwarming as it can be, it's also tear-inducing.
 * Especially when Brian Stokes Mitchell sung it for Ted Kennedy's funeral.
 * Aldonza desperately begging for him to call her Dulcinea again.
 * "Aldonza". Watching Quixote's illusions ripped from him is horrible, and you feel so badly for poor Aldonza.