Phantom Of The Opera Summary

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The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The book is set in the Paris Opera House, France. The book starts off in the early 1900's and is moved to the late 1800's. The general theme throughout the book is horror although it does have some romance. The book was first published in French in 1909 and later published in English in 1911 and its popularity has skyrocketed since then causing many stage and film adaptions. Main characters: Erik/The Opera Ghost/ the Angel of Music- Erik was born with a deformity causing him to look much like the literal definition of the phrase "all skin and bones." with his eyes sunken in and no nose or lips. He is an excellent architect, having built the opera house himself and an amazing …show more content…

Raoul, who was sitting in the audience, recognizes Christine from his childhood and remembers the bond they shared. Christine faints after her performance and is carried to her dressing room. Raoul follows to the room, but Christine claims she does not recognize him, so he leaves heartbroken. However, Raoul is determined for Christine to remember him goes back to her room but stops when he hears voices. He sneaks into the room after only Christine leaves but found the room empty. During this time, there were rumours about a ghost who performs violent acts and sends letters to the managers which have request. One of these requests was for Christine to sing instead of la Carlotta, which the new managers fail to complete. La Carlotta loses her voice during her performance and the grand chandelier falls on the audience. Christine is kidnapped by the ghost, who she thinks is the Angel of Music, and is taken to his home, under the Opera where he reveals his true identity to her. He plans to keep her there for a few days, hoping she will come to love him, but she causes Erik to change his plans when she unmasks him and reveals his horrifying face which resembles a dried up skull covered in yellow, dead flesh. Afraid of her leaving him, he decides to keep her with him forever through marriage, but when Christine asks to be freed after two weeks, he agrees on the condition that she wears his ring and stays loyal to

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