The Hunchback of Notre-Dame “Love is a universal language.” This popular quote from many movies and literary works describes the importance of love, and how there are no limits or barriers when dealing with love. Many people cannot even help whether or not they fall in love. There are many types of love and they need not be between members of opposite sexes. In Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo's love for Esmerelda is not as strong as his different sense of
The Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame written in 1831 can be classified as either as a romantic love story or a beautiful tragedy. The novel is set in and around Paris France in the late fifteenth century, with it’s main attraction being the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Hugo’s characters show great love and loyalty to each other but then at the same time, they judge each other and use each other for personal benefits. Novel: Characters Quasimodo- He gives the title of this novel it meaning
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" shines as the best from the Disney factory yet. For, at first, the company name and movie title didn't quite appear to sit well together. You don't marry the king of novel Gothic gloom (Mr. Victor Hugo) with one of the world's most beloved (if not biggest) animation companies and expect the usual world population to be at the reception; but expect even Mr. Walt Disney to pat himself on the shoulder blade (or what's left of it) for allowing a hideous hunchback to be
In this novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Victor Hugo talks about the life of his characters in the city of Paris. This story takes place in the late-fourteenth century. With inequality all around it was hard for a person to gain respect without good looks or social status. In this paper I will mainly discuss the story of Quasimodoe Esmeralda, and their struggle in this story Quasimodoe`s mother was a gypsy. She could not take care of him any longer so she left him in front of a church. Gypsies
: It was 1482 on the Day of the Festival of Fools. The protagonist, Quasimodo, otherwise known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, was named the ugliest person in Paris. The antagonist in this story is Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo uses Quasimodo as a personal slave and keeps him in a tall tower. One day, Quasimodo looks out of the tower to see a beautiful gypsy dancer La Esmerelda. La Esmerelda is dancing in the town square when a struggling poet named Pierre Gringoire attacks her. Quasimodo takes
The Transformation of Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Notre Dame de Paris) The Hunchback of Notre Dame has taken on several forms since the publication of Victor Hugo's novel Notre Dame de Paris in 1831. Quasimodo, the name itself meaning "half-formed," is the misshapen, misunderstood hunch-backed bell ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral in 15th Century France. The character has been brought to life on the movie screen many different times from the 1930's through to the 1990's
Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame Viewed from the outside, a more horrific being never lived. Everything he presented to the world: twisted legs, a deformed spine, oversized hands, and a monocled visage crowned by a mane of hair the rust color of autumn leaves, made him a most insufferable man in the eyes of the people. Ostracized from a society who never hesitated to jeer at his ugliness, Quasimodo, the monster of Notre Dame, bore all abuse with unremitting stoicism while taking shelter
Norden, Martin. “You’re a Surprise from Every Angle: Disability, Identity, and Otherness in The Hunchback of Notre Dame” Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability. Cheu, Johnson, ed. McFarland, 2013. Print. In this article, Martin Norden examines the representations of Quasimodo portrayed in the Disney animated movie, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. His main claim is that instead of improving social acceptance towards disabilities as indicated by
Hunchback Analysis Essay Victor Hugo is known for his great work in romantic literature. In one of his best known works, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, there is a very prevalent theme of love. Love can both be a wonderful thing, and something that may cause a painful heartbreak. In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, love is depicted as both of these. Phoebus de Chateaupers, the captain of the king's archers, is one of the characters that brings out the love theme, but not always in the right way. He tends
is hard to deal with. In ‘The Hunchback of Notre dame’, oppression is highly practiced and just like any other normal society, dealing with it is impossible. The film highlights different types of oppression and the imbalances that are present in a normal society in a story involving love, hatred, deceit, lust and vengeance. Oppression in the modern society is not much different from that which was there in the past. Therefore, the film, ‘The Hunchback of Notre dame’ can be used to highlight, discuss
Throughout the novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, many forms of love appear. There is true love that comes from the heart and is pure and on the other hand there is a lustful love which is not love at. Another love that is shown throughout the book, is love obsession, where one falls in love with someone and puts them before everything. In the Hunchback one can observe these loves and how they compare to one another as well as which one is best and why. In the end we will be able to see that even
see a production of the 2014 musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Lincoln Way East. The show itself was composed by Alan Menken (Hairspray) with lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and book by Peter Parnell, though it is originally based of Victor Hugo’s novel with the same title. Now, I’ve seen a good handful of musicals as well as having been in a few, but as far as production quality goes, this takes the cake. Starting as a tour of the Notre Dame de Paris, the story transforms around a
Victor Hugo uses themes that reoccur in both The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. He clearly states the plights of the century and the great eternal questions that humans have the desire to know but do not have the courage to ask. In Hugo’s novels, modern readers will be enthralled with the larger than life characters and their incessant battle with evil. The two novels have more similarities than differences. They include paradox and irony, a romantic tone, obsession and betrayal as themes
Victor Hugo penned a fantastic, picturesque story of passion and the human spirit in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The dramatic emotions of the characters play out on the stage of fifteenth century Paris, France. Quasimodo, a repugnant physical defect of nature, lived severed from human contact, excepting that of the solemnly aloof priest, Claude Frollo. For his part, Frollo strove for knowledge until he encountered the captivatingly gorgeous gypsy dancer, Esmeralda. She existed solely to adore an
In 1163, the construction of Notre Dame started, under the bishop Maurice de Sully. When Maurice de Sully decided to build the Notre Dame in Paris, he did it because he wanted to give the capital of France a cathedral worthy of France’s largest city. In addition, he wanted to build it in a Gothic style, which was modern during the time it was built. (Cathédrale Notre Dame De Paris) For instance, Noyon, Senlis, Laon, and Sense, which were all built during the 11th century, were all in the Ghotic style
Notre Dame de Paris is a medieval cathedral and one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. It is well-known for its fascinating architecture, paintings, sculptures, furniture and the treasury. Perhaps, the most appealing and mysterious elements of this magnificent structure are gargoyles. Gargoyles are frightening grotesquely-shaped waterspouts that look down from above, watching. According to Morain “Some historians believe demonic carvings were added to churches as a kind of "sacred
sister act. Those few musicals have brought our music to where we are today. He is one of the most brilliant composers of our day in age. Alan Menken wrote music for many different things. Such as Aladdin, Pocahontas, the Little Mermaid, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast and Newsies. Aladdin was actually a movie and a stage show. They had the stage show at Disneyland for a long time but now it’s on tour. “Howard Ashman and I had a version of ‘Aladdin’ that we scrapped about 4 years before
Books Who was the most important writer of France in the nineteenth century? Who was the leader of the Romantic Movement, a playwright, a poet, and the author of novels among the most incredible in existence, such as Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame? None other than Victor Hugo, who was also a political thinker, a painter and an architect. When asked whom Victor Hugo is, most people would probably ask, “Who’s that?” or respond by saying, “A dude who wrote books.” It is quite unfortunate
waits outside the prison doors because they can’t wait to see Hester, our main heroine, stand alone on the scaffolding. In her arms, she carries the infant of an unknown father. She sees her ex-husband in the crowd, and he looks like the Hunchback of Notre Dame. People come to witness this from all around the town, because they obviously have nothing better to do. They want to see her be branded like a cow. There is a gleaming, embroidered “A” on her chest, and only an “A” because she was too dumb
after his first publication he published seven other books and poems including but not limited to: Han d’Islande, Hans of Iceland, Muse Francaise, Nouvelles Odes, Bug-Jargal, Odes et Ballades, and Les Orientales. In the adventures of The Hunchback of Notre Dame we experience the era of none other than the middl... ... middle of paper ... ...bjects such as ones reffering to things like these. For instance, in my opinion his writing was nothing but senseless ramblings of useless, irrelevant information