The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a tragic romance about a young deformed man
named Quasimodo, and his troubles with love, and his master. The story starts in 1482 in
Paris. The Festival of Fools is taking place and Quasi is crowned the Pope of Fools, for
being so ugly. When Claude Frollo, Quasimodo's master, sees him at the procession, he
immediately tells Quasi to go back with him. A man named Gringoire sees Esmeralda, a
beautiful gypsy, performing he instantly falls in love with her. He decides to follow her and
then he sees her being attacked by Frollo and Quasimodo. He tries to help , but Quasi
knocks him out, as Frollo escapes. Quasi is captured by the police, who are led Phoebus,
and is sentenced to two hours of torture. Esmeralda falls in love with Phoebus, and this
makes Frollo extremely jealous. He follows them one night, and stabs Phoebus, then
escapes. The police arrest Esmeralda for the murder of the police captain, even though he
is not actually dead. She is sentenced to death. Quasi saves her by taking her to the
Cathedral and claiming sanctuary. Frollo comes up with a plan to take Esmeralda, and
succeeds. Esmeralda is hanged, and when Quasi finds out, he kills Frollo and disappears.
Two years later, when a gravedigger comes across Esmeralda's remains, he finds a
skeleton of a hunchback wrapped around her.
Claude Frollo is a static character. He is a priest at Notre Dame and is known as
the Archdeacon Claude Frollo. He is the antagonist of the story, although he is not the
stereotypical bad guy. He doesn't spend all his life hating everyone, rather he shows love
and compassion for both his brother and Quasimodo. He teaches them both to read and
write, but with Quasimodo being deaf, it is very difficult to teach him anything. Frollo's
brother Jehan is a terrible student, and is a drunk and an addicted gambler. He throws all
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