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Erik lived with his mother Madeleine until he was 9. He ran away and was captured by the circus gypsies and locked in a cage. there he had to perform as a circus freak. When his circus master Javert tried to rape him, he murdered him and ran away. He then met the stone mason Giovanni and lived with him happily. However, Giovannis daughter Luciana removed Eriks mask and was so frightened that she fell off the building and died. Erik was forced to leave. He then travelled around Europe and met Nadir (Daroga) in Persia and worked for the Persian Shah. The Shah eventually decieded to have Erik killed but Nadir saved him. Erik then helped build the Paris Opera house and it was there that he met Christine and the events of "Phantom of the Opera" take place.
This is all based on Susan Kay's book "Phantom", which i highly recommend reading.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoI do not believe Erik used ventriloquism in Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera.
It was used, however in Herscfeld Broadway Production in 1990 played by David Staller as the Phantom, in the Phantom of the Opera.
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∙ 11y agoErik became "The Phantom" through an unfortunate combination of a childlike hatred of not having things go his way, and abilities far superior of those residing in the opera house. When people got in the way, they would mysteriously be murdered with the culprit never being caught. When the owners angered him, he destroyed their chandelier and scared off (as well as killing several of) their patrons. The list goes on and on.
He is only "The Phantom" when he is doing harm and playing tricks. He is also called by "The Angel of Music" when teaching Christine and plain old Erik when Christine learns about him and starts to love him.
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∙ 14y agoYou should pity Erik because he was tortured as a kid and all throughout his life
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What was the challenges faced by the main character in the novel 'the phantom of the opera'?
The phantom of the opera, Erik, was born horrifyingly deformed. His parents hated him. He ran away as a young child. He was shown in a freak show. He was known as a joke in the opera house. He was escaping murder most of his life. The one woman he fell in love with turned to pity him. He lived a rather harsh life.
According to Aristotle the audience of a tragedy should feel which emotions?
Pity and fear
According to Aristotle what should an audience feel during a tragedy?
Pity and fear
According to Aristotle which feeling should the audience have for a tragic hero?
noble
According to Aristotle tragedy works by purging the audience of pity and fear This purging of pity and fear is known as?
The purging of pity and fear is known as catharsis.
What was the challenges faced by the main character in the novel 'the phantom of the opera'?
The phantom of the opera, Erik, was born horrifyingly deformed. His parents hated him. He ran away as a young child. He was shown in a freak show. He was known as a joke in the opera house. He was escaping murder most of his life. The one woman he fell in love with turned to pity him. He lived a rather harsh life.
What happened to Erik at the end of phantom of the opera?
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical Phantom of the Opera-At the end, the Phantom lets Christine go. Christine and Raoul actually leave the Phantom's lair together in the boat. The Phantom is left in his lair and is sitting in his throne and throws his cape over himself. When the mob enters the Phantom's lair they lift the cape but only his mask is there. The end.
What are themes of the phantom of the opera?
Well there are many themes. Some simple ones are mystery, death and love. But there are also others such as jealousy, hate, fear and pity. There are many different themes, it all depends on how you look at it. ;)
The phantom of the opera sad incident?
Well, you aren't really giving me much to go on, but seeing other simiar questions, I'm guessing that this is a homework assignment or something? My first knee-jerk response is to tell you to read the book yourself and figure it out. But if you want the cliff notes version, the tragedy of the Phantom's story is that he was an extremely talented man who would have been one of the most celebrated men of his day, were it not for his unfortunate appearance. Basically he had everything going for him except looks, and that one single lack condemned him to a life of isolation and loneliness. From the final paragraphs of the epilogue (de Matteo translation): "Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He only asked to be 'someone,' like everybody else. And he had to hide his genius or use it to play tricks with, when, with an ordinary face, he would have been one of the most distinguished of mankind! He had a heart that could have held the empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar. Ah, yes, we must needs pity the Opera ghost."
Should you pity a fool?
Most indefinately
Is Having Pity on Someone Wrong?
No because it shows you care and have compassion. More people should have pity as opposed to judging , hurting etc..
Who should you pity?
There are various types of people who can be pitied. Some people do not want pity. Those who should be pitied include the homeless, poor, and disabled. Those who cannot care for themselves can be pitied.
Aristotle says that a tragedy should inspire in the audience.?
A tragedy should inspire pity and fear.
Is the sentence i have a pity on you grammatically correct?
No. Pity does not take an article. Also, generally we say I take pity on you or I have pity for you.I pity you is OK. - I pity you, losing your dog like that.Pity can be a verb or a noun
What should you do if your crush has a girlfriend already and that you were sure that he liked you?
wallow in self-pity
According to Aristotle the audience of a tragedy should feel which emotions?
Pity and fear
According to Aristotle what should an audience feel during a tragedy?
Pity and fear
