What Is The Characters In Phantom Of The Opera

Phantom of the opera journal entries

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux was a gothic novel written in 1910 (add historical context) The main protagonist in the story her name is Christine Daaé and she is an actress. After lessons with a mysterious figure she calls the “angel of music,” she acquires a beautiful singing voice. The main antagonist of the novel is the phantom of the Opera a man who when he was young ran away from home because of his deformities. Now he lives within the Opera house and terrorizes the people within its walls. The main plot of this story involves the protagonist Christine Daaé and the antagonist phantom of the opera or also known as Erik. Christine is an actress at the opera house of Paris and a mysterious

Throughout the beginning of the novel Phantom is this mysterious figure who the reader learns more and more information about as the book goes on. A few traits that Phantom possesses are discreet and mischievous. Phantom is a discreet person. This is proven by the fact that he always wears a mask. Although it may be because his face “looks like a dried-up skull” (Leroux), it still covers his face and Christine so far is the only character to see him in person. Another way Phantom is discreet is he will only meet with Christine during obscure hours of the day and night to ensure that he is seen by nobody. Not only can phantom be discreet but his character is also known for being mischievous. Phantom so desperately wanted for Christine to get the lead role of Marguerite in “the Faust” but it did not happen. Phantom being the man that he is and considering the past he had decides he needs to get revenge on everyone so ultimately, he can get his way. Therefore, when another actress named Carlotta is singing a song as Marguerite phantom decides to embarrass her in front of the entire audience of people by making her croak when she sings. Another example the reader comes across while reading is the incident of the chandelier. Phantom likes to get his way and if things don’t go his way he may take things a little too far. During the same show where Carlotta was croaking in the audience was the concierge of director Richard. The words “her singing is enough to bring down the chandelier” (Leroux) and thus the chandelier falls from the ceiling killing the concierge of Richard. Some additional background information that I’ve learned while reading this book is Phantom from a young age was never loved by his mother and was a disappointment to his father so he ran away. While running away he became part of a circus freak show displaying