I think he wanted to erase any "other rings" that would symbolize her engagement to someone else, by making that same ring a symbol of HIS and her marriage. And then Christine finally made it completely theirs by giving it back to him (the Phantom), likely as a token of her love even though she chose to live with Raoul.
It depends on how you look at it. It could be either, as well as both. In the movie version, which the ring thing is from, I would say it's both. She cares for the Phantom, and wants him to have a part of her with him. But in cases like the book, Christine would give it back to him purely as a sign she chose Raoul. She can't possibly accept such a token while with another man. And the ring belongs to Erik in the first place, which is why she wouldn't run off with it.
Why did the Phantom of the Opera like Christine? This is just my opinion of what read of the original and several movies. The Phantom likes Christine as student/teacher relationship, he discovered she had potential singing perfectly and beautifully, he wanted to shape her skills to perfection then it blossom into a common bound, they were both alone, sad, they needed each other.
Erik capture Christine because he loves her. He wants her to marry him until she unmasked him, when this happens, he is afraid, she is scared of him.
Both the Phantom, and Raoul.
The musical movie Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. This is their ages. Christine 16, Raoul 32, The Phantom 35. The stage play Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. This is their ages, Christine 24- 25, Raoul 28-30, The Phantom 35-50 The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, the Phantom is in his late 50's or older. Christine is 20, Raoul 22.
He died when she was young.
Yes Sierra Boggess plays Christine in the Phantom of the Opera and the sequel Love Never Dies.
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Both the Phantom, and Raoul.
when raoul and christine set them free of phantom..
Christine becomes huge success but there is a catch, she must fall in love with her tutor the Phantom.
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Christine is played by Sara Jean Ford in Broadway Phantom of the Opera New York 2011.
It is Erik. He is the deformed man who lives in the catacombs of the opera house and loves Christine. See Wikipedia 'Phantom of the Opera'
The Comte de Chagney Raoul is her lover. Erik, the Phantom, is Christine's "Secret admirer."
The musical movie Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. This is their ages. Christine 16, Raoul 32, The Phantom 35. The stage play Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. This is their ages, Christine 24- 25, Raoul 28-30, The Phantom 35-50 The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, the Phantom is in his late 50's or older. Christine is 20, Raoul 22.