The Analysis of The Phantom of the Opera

Title       : The Phantom of the Opera

Author  : Gaston Leroux

Plot

Exposition

There was an Opera House in France which has seventeen floors, ten above the ground and seven under the ground. Behind and under the stage, there were so many dressing rooms for the dancer and the singer, rooms for the workers and rooms for the opera shoes and dress. Some people say that there was a phantom in the Opera House. He was a body without a head, or a head without a body. He had yellow face, he had no nose and he has black holes for eyes.

Rising Action

Annie Sorelli run into the dressing room and said that she saw the phantom in the passage.The other girl said that Joseph Buquet also saw him two days ago. Meg Giry forbid her friend to talk about the phantom because the phantom didn’t like it. She knew about it from her mother. Meg’s mother was doorkeeper for some box in the Opera House, included Box 5 which was always attended by the Phantom. Sometimes she talked with the phantom but she never see the real body of the phantom. Suddenly, Madame Giry run into dressing room and said that Joseph Buquet died an hour ago with a rope around his neck.

One day, the Opera House had new directors, Monsieur Armand Moncharmin and Monsieeur Firmin Richard. The new directors didn’t believe about the ghost although they had received a letter from the phantom. The letter told about the phantom wanted the directors to not to sell tickets in Box 5 and he also wanted 20,000 francs a month but the directors didn’t notice the letter from phantom.

Climax

            The Opera’s singer named La Carlotta was ill. Monsieur Firmin choosed Christine Daae to sing in the Opera House. She was a young singer from Norway who has a good voice.

            Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny said to her brother Philippe that he interested with the new singer. He ever met her when he was on holiday in Brittany and he fell in love with her from that moment. Raoul came to Christine’s dressing room but Christine said that she didn’t know him. It made Raoul be angry and unhappy. A minute later, Raoul went back to the door of her dressing room and he heard a man talking to Christine, but when he entered the room there was no man there.

            The next day, Christine sent a letter to Raoul. She apologized to Raoul because of the incident last night and she wanted to meet him. After that meeting Christine doesn’t sing in the Opera House. Two days before the Opera opens again, Raoul got a letter from Christine. She said that she wanted to meet him in tenth floor of the Opera House. After they meet, Christine explains to him that the Phantom took her to his house in under the Opera yesterday. She said that the Phantom was a human. His name was Erik. He was very ugly but clever person. The phantom loved her and he wanted to marry her, so Christine wanted Raoul to leave her but Raoul refused it and he wanted to run away with her.

            On Saturday, Christine sang again in the Opera House. Suddenly every light in the Opera House go out. When the light came on Christine gone and nobody knew where was her. Raoul knew that The Phantom caught her. He run through the passage then he met The Persian. The Persian said that he knew The Phantom’s house, after that he took Raoul to that place. In one room, Erik had conversation with Christine. He told Christine that he will  kill Raoul and the Persian if she doesn’t become his wife, so Christine agrees with the Phantom request.

Falling Action

            Then Christine kissed Erik. It maked Erik shocks and he was very happy. It was the first kiss. He never get it from anyone also his mother. Erik cried and he went down on the floor at Christine’s feet. After that Erik said to Christine that she was free at that time and she could marry Raoul. Erik asked Christine to go from his house and took Raoul and the Persian also.

Resolution

            Madame Giry came to the Persian house. She wanted the Persian to tell her about the incident a week ago. Then the Persian said that the Phantom has already died. He saw his body three days ago. The Persian also explained about the Phantom life. After that Madame Giry asked about Raoul and Christine, but he didn’t know about them. Perhaps they took a train to the north and live a quite, happy life together there but nobody knows about the true story.

Characters

·         Erik     : He is the main character in this novel. He is the phantom of the opera house. He is ugly ,clever, dangerous person. He makes a house under the Opera House because all people hates him and don’t want to meet him.

·         Christine Daae                        : She is a singer in Opera House. She has an angel voice. She is a kind person.

·         Raoul                           : A young man from rich family. He is twenty-one years old. He had blue eyes, black hair and wonderful smile. He loves Christine and he wants to do everything in order to marry her, although he will be killed by Erik.

·         Madame Giry              : She is Meg’s mother. She is a housekeeper in some box in Opera House. Although she never see the Phantom but she can communicate with the Phantom.

·         Meg                             : One of dancers in the Opera House.

·         Armand Moncharmin  : A new director in Opera House. As a new director, he doesn’t know about the story of the Phantom. He thinks that it just a joke. He doesn’t believe about the Phantom so he refuses what the Phantom wants.

·         Firmin Richard            : He is not different with Armand Moncharmin, he also a new director in the Opera House. He has the same think with Armand.

·         Joseph Buquet             : He works in the Opera House. One day, he sees the Phantom and the next day he is killed by the Phantom.

·         Philippe                       : He is Raoul’s brother. He doesn’t agree if Raoul falls in love with Christine because he knows that the Phantom loves her. The Phantom can kill Raoul if he doesn’t leave Christine.

·         The Persian                  : He works in Opera House. He knows about the Phantom because he ever works together with him. He is a kind person. He helps Raoul to look for Christine when Erik catch her.

Setting                        :

            The story took place in French in the opera house , a famous and beautiful building.

Point of View             :

            The author used “Third person point of view” and it showed from the way the author introduce all characters by mentioning the name.

Theme                                    : Mystery