The Hunchack of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a story of jealousy, romance, and hatred. All these feelings over one girl: La Esmeralda. It takes place in Paris during the late fifteenth century. The first character you are introduced to is Pierre Gringoire. He is a play writer who is having his play performed for the double holiday of the Epiphany and the Festival of Fools. Pierre was trying to keep the play going but gave up when the audience was distracted again by their favorite and most famed gypsy: La Esmeralda. She had entered the square and caught the attention of most people. While La Esmeralda was dancing Claud Frollo, the Archdeacon, was watching her. When every thing was over and it was night Pierre, with nowhere to go, followed La Esmeralda in search of a bed and fire. When he was following her two men jumped out at La Esmeralda and seized her. Pierre try to help, but was easily thrown aside by a strong beast. Luckily a Captain on a horse was passing by and saved La Esmeralda. When Pierre woke up it was still night and he still had nowhere to go so he wandered. He soon found himself in dreaded Court of Miracles. This is where all the thieves lived. He was caught and brought to trial by the leaders and was about to be hanged when La
Esmeralda agreed to take him to be her husband. Pierre soon found out this act was only an act of pity and there was no love. Now to tell you what happened to Quasimodo. Claud Frollo had adopted Quasimodo. Claud was a very learned man, the archdeacon of Notre Dame, and a scientist. He loved only his brother Jehan, Quasimodo, and the Church. But now he found a new love that troubled him. It was La Esmeralda. Meanwhile Quasimodo was put on trial for attacking La Esmeralda and condemned to lashes. When he was receiving these lashes La Esmeralda brought him water and Quasimodo now too loved her. While all these people loved La Esmeralda she loved but only one man, Phoebus. The man who saved her that night she was almost abducted. She had arranged to meet him at an inn. On his way to the inn Phoebus encounters a strange man, Claud Frollo, who asks if he could join Phoebus. Phoebus agrees and says he could hide in the closet. While they are in the room and La Esmeralda is confessing her love to Phoebus Claud Frollo's jealousy overpowers him and he lunges out of the closet. He then stabs Phoebus and runs away. Phoebus was supposedly dead and La Esmeralda is accused and convicted of killing Phoebus. Her sentence was she was to do public penance wearing nothing but a slip before the doorway to the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Then she will be brought
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Approximate Word count = 907
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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