The Phantom Of The Opera

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The Phantom of the Opera is a gothic fiction book. The book is written by Diane Namm, retold from the Gaston Leroux original. The book was published in 2008 by Sterling Publishing. The book has 147 pages. The book starts off with a strange “ghost” that keeps writing letters to the opera house’s managers. One of the main characters, Raoul, and a singer, Christine meet after years. Raoul had once saved Christine’s life, so they team up to find out if the “Phantom of the Opera” is actually a ghost and see if Christine's “Angel of Music” is actually real. One of the main characters in the book is Raoul Chagney. He can remember things from when he was young and he is very skeptical. He can be stubborn and he doesn’t listen to other people. He …show more content…

She believes in an “Angel of Music.” She later on realizes that the Angel is the Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera is a man named Eric who acts as an angel and a phantom. He sings to Christine every day, acting as an Angel of Music. He can fool anyone with his soothing voice. He tries to keep his profile low, so he wears a mask. The “Foreign Stranger” is a mysterious man that no one knows the name of. If something goes wrong, the managers would come to him for help. He helped Raoul save Christine. In the beginning of The Phantom of the Opera, Christine Daae was singing on the stage. All the dancers were in the dressing room then. Suddenly, the youngest dancer came in and yelled, “It’s the ghost! I’ve seen him!” Everyone was trying to describe the ghost to the people that never heard of him. Soon, the chief, Joseph Buquet, came in and claimed he had seen him too. He described him to the dancers and they all grew quiet. He said that he is thin, that his eyes are like two black holes in his skull, His skin is a disgusting yellow color and there is a space where his nose should be. A few minutes later, they all heard a noise in the hall. It was a man screaming. Back at the stage, everybody was clapping for Christine, who …show more content…

Raoul admitted his true feelings for her. Christine didn’t say anything. Raoul was hurt. He answered for her. He said that she has feelings for someone else, the person that was in her room. Christine was in complete shock. She immediately said, “I thought I was the only one that can hear the voice.” She started crying. Raoul was concerned, so he asked what was wrong. She told Raoul a secret. She said that her father used to tell her the Angel of Music will visit her and sing with his heavenly voice. After the conversation was over, she locked herself in the room. A little before after midnight, Christine slipped out of her room. She was in her white form, and she seemed to be in a trance. Raoul was following her through the churchyard. At the stroke of twelve, Raoul heard a rich and sweet voice, but he saw no one but Christine. Raoul waited for the singer to appear. When the singing stopped, Christine returned to her inn, as if in a daze. He saw a shadow glide through the wall. He ran up to it and pulled the cloak off his head. The last thing he remembered seeing was a snarling face and a pair of scorching eyes. Back at the opera house, Mr. Moncharmin and Mr. Richard were searching Box Five. They agreed to sit at Box Five this night. Mr. Moncharmin found another letter. He opened it and read it. It said to give the ghost Box Five, make Christine Daae perform, hire Mrs. Giry again and give her the letter accepting his demands. At the

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