Fiddler On The Roof - They Gave Each Other a Pledge

It's always killed me when Tzeitel screams "Papa, don't force me!" The actress really gets the despair; it's such a cry from the heart.

"They gave each other a pledge" is both the source of Tevye's anger and the reason for his acceptance. He value's a person's word. If he upholds his pledge to the butcher, it breaks the word of his daughter, and that is something he cannot abide. He will sacrifice his principles for those of his daughters. Tevye is a good man.

"I think I can help." "Certainly. Like a bandage can help a corpse. Goodbye." Tevye has the best lines XD

Tevye: "Golde, what shall I tell Golde?" God: Thou art on thine own.

"But even a poor tailor is entitled to some happiness!" Damn...

I love Tzeitel's face when Motel finally speaks out loudly.

"On the other hand, he has nothing! On the Other hand, Things can only get better!"

I love that the ultimate promise is "Your daughter won't starve!"

- Tzeitel screaming "Don't force me, Papa, please!" is just heartwreching - Tevye's obvious love for his daughters is beautiful - The way Motel comes running in. I can imagine him waking up to the news that Reb Tevye's daughter Tzeitel is engaged to Lazar Wolf, and his face filling with horror and shock, and him just taking off instantly, desperate to stop it - Motel being awkward and shy, but so full of love ("a perfect fit, like a glove") - "THAT'S TRUE, REB TEVYE, BUT EVEN A POOR TAILOR IS ENTITLED TO SOME HAPPINESS!" (and Tzeitel's face as she hears him speak her words) - but on the other hand - The way he shouts "tradition" again, but it sounds empty this time. Tradition is nothing without family - Tzeitel and Motel just running off, hand in hand, laughing with indescribable joy - "GOLDE! WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL GOLDE?"

"It seems you were not ordained to have all the comforts of life" - That cracks me up every time. We all know Tevye's weakness.

Motel getting pulled out of his comfort zone inch by excruciating inch as he finally stands up to Tevye to ask for Tzeitel's hand. Powerful stuff - love conquers all!

"Either you're out of your mind, or you're crazy!" I loved that line, ever since I was a little kid and first saw this movie.

For some reason, one of the lines from Motel in this brilliant scene that always make me melt is "But first, I wanted to save up enough for my own sewing machine" - that's so sweet somehow, so innocently grounded in being "the honest hard worker" that Tevye calls him later, wanting nothing more than to be able to be the breadwinner and provide for the love of his life!

I love how tevye seems so angry but he’s such a push over

Motel is so adorkable it's so sweet😂

I've never watched her yell "Papa, don't force me, please!" and not welled up with tears. The actors in this film are extraordinary.

"I PROMISE YOU, REB TEVYE, YOUR DAUGHTER WILL NOT STARVE!" swoon

I love the look he gives to the heavens as the two leave, he's like "You're killing me, Lord."

As a daughter, this father's love gets me every single time.

"On the other hand...on the other hand...on the other hand...." Tevye's way of listing pros and cons.