Analysis of the Main Characters in Notre Dame Drama

Notre Dame de Paris drama 1 Analysis of main characters I. Analysis of main characters in Notre Dame de Paris

(A) Esmeralda's image analysis

Esmeralda is a 16-year-old girl who can sing and dance well. She is kind and beautiful. Because she was stolen from home by gypsies, her unfortunate fate and low social status made her discriminated from the beginning, but she had a kind heart. She looks so pure and simple about love. When Fabi saved her, she fell in love with him deeply, and Fabi was attracted by her beauty. She has a tolerant heart. Even if others have hurt her, she will help those in need out of love. Helping quasimodo is a good example. When Granguwa was about to be hanged by the beggar king, Esmeralda promised to marry him in order to save him, but Granguwa wanted to be a real husband and wife with her, but Esmeralda calmly refused him, saying, "I only love a man who can protect me." Marry him to save his life, and they can only maintain a nominal relationship. She directly rejected Claude's courtship. When she was in prison, Claude lied to her that Debbie was dead and told her not to fantasize about other men. She did not waver in her faith in love and said, "If he died, why did you persuade me to live?" . On the gallows, Claude told her that as long as she accepted his love, she could be released and reborn. She said, "I hate you more than the gallows." In the end, she would rather die than give in to Claude. She turned evil for quasimodo. When he was thirsty, it was Esmeralda who bravely stood up and helped him. It was this love that awakened his love. Later, regardless of his life, he saved Esmeralda from the scaffold. It is Esmeralda's selfless love that makes us feel the kindness of quasimodo, but the great difference in appearance keeps them from being together.

(B) quasimodo's image analysis.

Quasimodo was born ugly, which made many people full of disgust and contempt for him. His natural defects made his life full of tragic experiences. Only Esmeralda and Claude have some sympathy for him. Because Claude was kind enough to take him in and raise him, he was very loyal to Claude at first, and even if Esmeralda was kidnapped, he was asked to command and send him. Quasimodo's transformation is due to the appearance of Esmeralda, which also shows that he is not evil in essence. After the transformation, he has a good character. He was a typical representative of the working people at that time, and the author made him extremely ugly in order to highlight the character characteristics of the characters. Compared with Glen Guwa in love, he is unfortunate, because Glen Guwa and Esmeralda can still maintain the nominal relationship between husband and wife, which is hard for quasimodo to find. The strong sense of inferiority caused by his ugliness made him afraid to declare his love for Esmeralda, so he hid that love in his heart and turned it into practical action to help Esmeralda. He had the courage to die for Esmeralda, and finally he carried Esmeralda's body to death. The difference in looks is a huge gap between quasimodo and Esmeralda. For them, this gap is insurmountable, so only death can make them cross this dividing line. There will be many people like quasimodo in life. When they face love, they often feel inferior because of their different looks, and dare not pursue it hard. By reading this novel, especially understanding the fate of quasimodo's characters, we will have the courage to pursue our love. Even if we are not outstanding in appearance, we will live with confidence, so that our life will become meaningful and valuable, and more importantly, we will live a happier life.

(C) Claude's image analysis

Claude is the vice bishop of Notre Dame. He is hypocritical and treacherous. He forced and hurt the gypsy girl Esmeralda. When he was young, he was an active, kind and helpful person. He tried his best to promote the idea of the church and got everyone's acceptance and support, so he became the vice bishop of Notre Dame by virtue of his progressive performance. However, the thoughts of the church did not make him abstinent, and he had selfish desires in his heart. It was not until he met Esmeralda that his desire arose.

He tried everything to get Esmeralda. His desire for Esmeralda is a sign of greed and beauty, not true love. His desire for Esmeralda is driven by personal desires. Although he is willing to give up everything for Esmeralda, including the identity and status given to him by the church, his love is extremely selfish, and he has never considered Esmeralda's inner feelings. He is a typical representative of church asceticism hypocrisy, but in a series of practices, he runs counter to the code of conduct advocated by the church. His love for Esmeralda broke through the long-term shackles of church thought and became out of control. There are many people like Claude in life. In order to achieve personal love, they use extreme means, completely ignoring each other's feelings and ideas. This extremely selfish practice has also hurt many people. We often hear and see this kind of tragedy caused by love and hate. The love unilaterally imposed on each other is selfish and sometimes even sinful. I hope we can learn from Claude's experience and lessons.

(D) Fabian's image analysis

Fabi is the captain of the Royal Guard. He is handsome and handsome, and he belongs to the upper class. He knows how to use all kinds of resources to seek benefits for himself. He chose his cousin Lily, who has a rich dowry, as his fiancee and secretly coveted Esmeralda's beauty. It can be said that he is a hypocritical person with different words and deeds. When others framed Esmeralda for killing him and he knew who the murderer was, he didn't bravely come forward to rescue Esmeralda and let her be hanged. Once his promise to Esmeralda disappeared at this moment. Love is just a tool for him to deceive others. When suffering comes, he only cares about his own safety, regardless of the safety of the people he once liked. It can be seen that he is a real hypocrite. Such a person is also sad, because he doesn't know how to love a person sincerely, and he doesn't know how to pay everything for the person he really loves, so he won't have his own true love.

Second, the embodiment of the principle of contrast between beauty and ugliness in Notre Dame de Paris

(A comparison of beauty and ugliness between the central figure and other figures

Esmeralda is undoubtedly the protagonist of this novel, surrounded by quasimodo, Claude, Fabi and Gan Guo Wa. Esmeralda radiates perfection and beauty, which is in sharp contrast with others. They all have love for Esmeralda. Through their different forms of expressing this love, we can see everyone's character and conduct, and then form a sharp contrast with Esmeralda.

Esmeralda grew up in gypsies. She was pure and beautiful, and came into this world like a fairy. Dancing in Notre Dame fully demonstrated her uniqueness. She combines formal beauty with spiritual beauty. All these people around her have their own advantages and disadvantages. Some people's shortcomings far outweigh his advantages, such as Claude and Fabi, and some people's shortcomings are not so important in front of his advantages, such as quasimodo. Another point is that different status reflects their different characteristics. Esmeralda is an ordinary girl with kindness and beauty in her. Claude and Fabi are both members of the upper class. They have unique resources and advantages, but they lack sympathy for the general public. Compared with their glamorous appearance, they are hypocritical and cunning. Compared with Esmeralda, they are duplicitous. Compared with quasimodo, the difference in appearance between them seems to be an insurmountable gap, which is also the main obstacle to their being together. Quasimodo also knows the huge gap between himself and Esmeralda, so she can only love and care for her silently. Maybe only death can clear the way for them.

(2) Comparison of beauty and ugliness of other characters.

First, we should compare Claude and quasimodo. They are just father and son. At first, quasimodo took Claude's instructions to kidnap and hurt Esmeralda. He is fierce and cruel, and he is very rude to Esmeralda. But later, because he was thirsty when he was tortured, Esmeralda offered to help him. He discovered the kindness and beauty of Esmeralda and fell in love with her in his heart. From then on, he began to change, became more consultative and noble, and was full of care and love for Esmeralda. He was desperate to protect Esmeralda and even sacrificed his life for her. Claude, ostensibly the vice bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, is actually a hypocritical hypocrite. His character is full of treachery and hypocrisy, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, which is in sharp contrast with his status as vice bishop. At the same time, Claude's series of threats and injuries to Esmeralda are in sharp contrast with quasimodo's selfless and heroic protection. The gap between identity and status, the gap between appearance and the contrast between people's hearts all make this novel profound, critical and ironic.

Another character is Fabi. He is the captain of the Royal Guard. He is handsome in military uniform and very popular with girls, but he is a romantic hypocrite. He was jealous of Claude and attacked from behind, but he survived, while Esmeralda died on the gallows in vain. The scum of this country still exists in the world, which is in sharp contrast with the tragic fate of the kind lower classes in quasimodo. At the same time, its handsome appearance and insidious heart are in sharp contrast with quasimodo's, which makes us understand a truth. People with beautiful appearance and insidious heart are much more hateful than those with good heart without beautiful appearance, and hypocritical people are actually more harmful to society. Fabi used his position and appearance to cheat the ignorant girl. He pursued Esmeralda only for a moment's lust, and didn't care about her kindness and quality at all, which was in sharp contrast with quasimodo. Quasimodo got Esmeralda's help when he was in trouble, and he was deeply attracted by her kindness and beauty. More importantly, he felt the kindness in Esmeralda's heart and saw the difference between her and the people around her. Her kindness is what those people don't have, so one only values appearance and the other pays attention to heart, which is formed.

Gan Guo Wa and quasimodo were both saved by Esmeralda. One is treachery, the other is gratitude. Gan Guo Wa is afraid of death, thinking about his own interests everywhere, trying to protect himself from losses and injuries. Finally, when he escaped, he did not forget to kidnap the goat Jiali of Esmeralda. After learning of Claude's plot, quasimodo did not hesitate to help Esmeralda. He angrily pushed Claude down from the top floor and finally died with Esmeralda, expressing his love for Esmeralda.

(3) Comparison of the beauty and ugliness of the characters themselves

By understanding the characters in the novel, we can know that everyone's personality has a certain time to form. Bishop Claude, for example, was charitable and conscientious when he was young, and tried his best to publicize and shape the church, indicating that he had the qualities of truth, goodness and beauty when he was young. At that time, his performance made him an assistant bishop of Notre Dame. After becoming an assistant bishop, he preached the asceticism of the church, but he fell in love with Esmeralda because of lust. Although he knew it would violate the canon, he showed his hypocrisy. In order to achieve the goal of possessing Esmeralda, he controlled people who didn't know the truth by any means, and Esmeralda was hanged for disobeying him. The desire for Esmeralda has made him crazy, and his strong possessiveness has gone to his head. Through the practice before and after Claude, we can deeply understand that religion destroys human nature and fetters people's normal desires. Claude's distortion of human nature is caused by the role of religious thought. In this contrast of human behavior, we can understand the idea of this novel. At first, quasimodo was ordered by Claude to kidnap Esmeralda. He is cruel and stupid, just like the beast and the devil. But when he was tortured and thirsty, Esmeralda sent him a glass of water to help him, and he fell in love with Esmeralda deeply. This love greatly changed him, he became kind and noble, and became the protector and supporter of Esmeralda. Through this contrast, the brilliance of Esmeralda's humanity is highlighted, which is enough to change a person's character and praise the important role of love in a person.

Another contrast between beauty and ugliness is the sharp contrast between the character's heart and appearance. Quasimodo is extremely ugly. In the novel, quasimodo's appearance is described as "a tetrahedral nose, a horseshoe-shaped mouth, and scattered teeth, just like buttresses on a city wall". It can be said that he is ugly enough to feel inferior to himself. In the back, he was afraid to confess to Esmeralda, which was a sign of his inferiority. Contrary to his appearance, he was kind-hearted and fell in love with Esmeralda after getting help. The other person is Fabi. He is handsome and beautiful, and he is the captain of the Royal Guard, but he likes Esmeralda only because of his beauty, not really paying for it. Finally, no matter whether Esmeralda dies for his own interests, nothing is more important before him than his own interests, even though Esmeralda loves him deeply. Through the sharp contrast between the characters' hearts and appearances, the author profoundly exposes the hypocrisy of the upper class characters, and at the same time praises the kindness and selflessness of the lower class people like quasimodo.

Third, the conclusion

Notre Dame de Paris has created a series of vivid characters, and its application of the law of beauty and ugliness shows the theme of the novel to the fullest. When we read this novel today, we will still be amazed at the author's careful design, and at the same time, the theme of the novel also makes us think deeply, and the ideas expressed in it can still be applied today. I think this is why this novel has become a classic.

Notre Dame de Paris is one of the representative works of European literature in the early19th century, and also one of the "Trilogy of Destiny" by French writer Hugo. It tells a tragic and touching emotional story with the background of the Louis xi dynasty in the15th century, with the majestic Notre Dame as the stage and the humble little people as the positive image. The main characters in the story: the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the vice bishop Claude and his adopted son quasimodo. As a representative of "beauty", Esmeralda is not only beautiful and lovely in appearance, but also kind and simple in heart; And quasimodo, ugly in appearance and simple and kind in heart, will repay you if you are kind; Claude's hypocritical appearance is selfish, despicable and ugly heart, and the three people form a sharp contrast. Besides, the poet and playwright Granguwa is timid, but he cares about his friends. People in the beggar kingdom are United and friendly, and sympathize with the weak. People at the bottom of social status have beautiful qualities, which are in sharp contrast with the nobles and religious rulers at the top of society.

Hugo put the dazzling image of Esmeralda in the dark and horrible social background of the Middle Ages, just like a bonfire in a cold night. But because of this, she could not tolerate the dark autocratic society and was eventually swallowed up by the reactionary ruling forces composed of kings, religions, laws and troops. Isn't the anti-feudal thought aroused by readers very strong? This is the theme of the work.

First, the main content of Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris is a romantic novel, which tells a story in France in the15th century by comparison: Claude, the vice bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, is hypocritical but heartless, trying to possess the gypsy girl Esmeralda, and was killed after failing. Quasimodo, an ugly but kind-hearted bell ringer, was adopted by Claude as a child, regarded him as his father, recognized his ugly heart, pushed him off the bell tower and finally gave his life for Esmeralda. After learning that Esmeralda had been tried and imprisoned, the Beggar Kingdom spontaneously launched rescue activities. In the sharp contrast between beauty and ugliness, good and evil, the novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, shows Hugo's strong hatred for the feudal government and church, and reflects Hugo's sympathy for the miserable life of the lower class. The work criticizes the despicable crime of feudal religious forces forcing-hurting and killing the kind and innocent, and praises the noble qualities of the devastated lower class people, such as inner kindness, friendship and unity with their peers, self-sacrifice, resistance to aristocrats and religious oppression.

Second, the character image analysis

(a) quasimodo and Esmeralda and Claude.

Quasimodo, the bell ringer, looks ugly. "His eyelids are tilted, blood red, his mouth is big, and his forehead is wrinkled, just like the imperial cavalry boots we wear on our feet. He himself is all the ugly combinations in the world. A big head with reddish-brown hair standing up; There is a huge hump between the shoulders, corresponding to the hump of the chicken breast in front; Between the thigh and the calf, it's not a posture, only the knees between the legs can barely get together. From the front, it looks like two crescent-shaped sickles, only the handles are closed together; Wide pedals, huge palms, this is simply a giant who is broken and welded at will. (2) quasimodo was abandoned by his parents and society because of his ugly appearance. He was adopted by Claude, the deputy bishop since he was a child, so he regarded Claude as his father and thought that he had a heart of awe like a god. " Loving him is like loving Notre Dame, perhaps even more than quasimodo's feelings, deep, blazing and infinite. Although the adoptive father always kept a straight face and was gloomy, although his words were short, outrageous and blunt, quasimodo's gratitude never stopped. (2) Perhaps it is because of this strong gratitude that the cold and selfish Claude squandered quasimodo's sincerity infinitely. "Nothing in the world can be compared with the dominance of the vice bishop to the bell ringer. There is nothing like the bell ringer's attachment to the archdeacon. Quasimodo's love for the archdeacon is beyond the reach of dogs, horses and elephants. (2) When quasimodo saw his pious vice bishop's rude behavior towards Esmeralda, although he changed from anger to panic, he was more puzzled. How can a person who respects himself as a god since childhood violate the noble morality he has always pursued? On the one hand, it is the grace of years of parenting, on the other hand, it is a glass of water for a friend in need, but the so-called parenting is actually more of a use. Claude treated poor quasimodo like an animal, without dignity and equality, but quasimodo wanted so little. After quasimodo fell in love with Esmeralda, he began to rebel against Claude. At Notre Dame, quasimodo saw Claude trying to invade Esmeralda, and he was prepared to sacrifice his life. At the end of the story, Gasimo saw the ugliness, sinister and meanness of Claude, the so-called deputy leader of the ascetic monk, and pushed him down the bell tower. However, "rationality is not enough for the eyes of desire and emotion, but a means to guide the realization of desire and emotion:' rationality can only make people know what to do and how to do it, but it can't make people do it; The only thing that can make people do things is emotion. (3)。 Quasimodo's act of ending Claude's life is the result of his extreme disappointment, resentment and destruction of everything he loves.

The first intersection between quasimodo and Esmeralda was in a dark alley. Quasimodo was arrested for kidnapping Esmeralda on Claude's orders. After an absurd court trial, quasimodo was tied to the square. When everyone looked at the "monster" with fear or ridicule, only Esmeralda brought water to the man who tried to kidnap her. Although aesthetic feeling cannot be simply equated with love, love is often produced by aesthetic feeling (3). Because of this meeting, quasimodo fell in love with Esmeralda. When quasimodo saw that the person who brought him water turned out to be Esmeralda he had hurt, he felt guilty and was deeply moved by Esmeralda's kindness, which was the initial reason why quasimodo began to protect Esmeralda. Regardless of everyone's abuse and scolding, quasimodo hid Esmeralda in the church, sent her his only food and quilt, and tried his best to help Esmeralda, making the "gloomy" church a home, only this warmth. When quasimodo saw that Esmeralda was hanged, he thought of all the details before, and finally realized that "there is no doubt that the deputy leader stole the Egyptian girl" (②). After the doubt, he was extremely contradictory. "If someone else did it, quasimodo would feel resentful, and the cost of bloodshed and death was not enough to vent his anger. Now it's Claude, the poor deaf man's inner feelings. At the top of the bell tower, quasimodo must have been filled with sadness when he saw Esmeralda hanged in the square in the distance and pushed the vice bishop down from the bell tower. Seeing that Claude, the assistant bishop who raised him, and Esmeralda, the gypsy girl he loved in his life, died one after another, he said, "My God! This is everything I have ever loved! "Inner despair and helplessness make this tragic figure even sadder.

Quasimodo, who has great power, is a pathetic poor man. He took part in the "Ugly King" rally behind Claude's back and became the "Ugly King". According to psychology, vanity is a psychological state that protects self-esteem in an inappropriate way, and it is a distorted self-esteem. At the same time, because of the urgent need for self-esteem, kasimo also became fierce. "He is really fierce, because he is thick, and he is thick because he is ugly. His nature, like ours, has its own set of logic. His physical strength is extremely developed, which is also a reason for his fierceness. Hobbes said,' Strong children are born fierce'. " (6)

(2) Esmeralda, Granguwa and Fubis

The poet and playwright Granguwa and the beautiful and simple Esmeralda met in the river beach square. Poor and depressed Granguwa saw that "there is no doubt that this is an elf, a mountain fairy, a goddess and a plum."

Esmeralda (1), the goddess of wine in Luna Mountain, was deeply attracted by him. He followed Esmeralda all the way to the beggar kingdom and was "judged" by the beggar kingdom. The kind Esmeralda married Granguwa to save her life. Granguwa settled in the beggar kingdom, accompanied Esmeralda to perform art in the streets, and sought the help of bodyguard captain Fubis when he found Esmeralda in danger.

Look at Forbis, the captain of the Imperial Guard. He is unforgettable for Esmeralda. He was handsome and rescued Esmeralda from the monster quasimodo. However, his original intention of saving beauty from danger was not out of kindness or responsibility, but out of greed for beauty, which made all readers spit on him and deeply regretted Esmeralda's choice.

Third, the comparison of beauty and ugliness in Notre Dame de Paris.

In Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda takes good care of her goats with beautiful appearance and simple heart, sympathizes with the strangers Granguva and quasimodo, and falls in love with the captain of the bodyguard who rescued her. Under the destruction of Vice Bishop Claude, Esmeralda finally became a victim of feudal monarchy and feudal church rule. What she embodies is the beautiful quality of simplicity and kindness in the lower class, which is in sharp contrast with the decadent and backward feudal church represented by Claude, a vice bishop who seems mean, selfish, evil and shameless, believes in asceticism but covets beauty.

Quasimodo is ugly, but his love is noble, with the characteristics of humanity and self-sacrifice, which is completely different from Claude's evil lust. Claude, with all due respect, when his evil attempt could not be realized, he despicable adopted the method of framing others and pushed Esmeralda to the gallows (4). These two people, who also live in Notre Dame, have different views and feelings about others. Claude, the vice bishop, was obscene, apostate, did not believe in the Catholic Church, believed in alchemy, and was dominated by lust, which eventually led to the destruction of himself and his loved ones (5). Such a despicable person with a certain social status and the ability to hurt others and put the harm into practice is really ugly!

Conclusion:

Notre Dame de Paris, as an excellent romantic work, reveals the destruction of feudal monarchy and theocracy to the lower class through multiple comparative analysis and performance of characters. The sharp contrast between "beauty and ugliness" and "good and evil" is thought-provoking, which makes readers feel the sadness and misfortune of the heroine Esmeralda, and at the same time, they spurn the despicable vice bishop Claude and are moved by the brave and kind bell ringer quasimodo. Notre Dame de Paris is famous for its vivid plot, vivid characters and superb artistic techniques, and is admired by later generations.

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(1) Foreign Literature-Introduction and Selected Lectures of Writers' Works, edited by Wu Lang, Northeast Normal University Press, 1990.

② Hugo, translated by He, Notre Dame de Paris, Jilin Photography Publishing House, 2002.

(3) Huang Notre Dame de Paris, Journal of Gansu Normal University, Vol.7, No.3, 2002.

④ History of Foreign Literature, edited by Zhu, Cui Baoheng and Wang Lixin, Nankai University Press, 20 17.

(5) Guan Jing, edited by Xu Lu, Qingdao Publishing House, 2004.

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(7) Wang Haiming, Theory of Human Nature, Commercial Press, 20 17.

Analysis of the Main Characters in Notre Dame (Ⅲ) Analysis of quasimodo's Characters

Quasimodo is a very important figure in Notre Dame de Paris written by Hugo, a French writer. He has a geometric face, a square nose and a protruding mouth. God gave him all the ugliness. A deformed child abandoned by his parents in front of Notre Dame de Paris is called ugly and deaf hunchback. But he has a kind heart and is the representative of truth, goodness and beauty.

Quasimodo was a typical representative of the poor at that time. Quasimodo was abandoned by his parents at the gate of Notre Dame since he was a child. He is a deformed child with "geometric face, tetrahedral nose, horseshoe mouth, jagged teeth, one eye, deafness, hunchback, ugly and honest voice". The author highlights his personality by exaggerating his appearance.

There is an obvious change in quasimodo's image: in the first stage, he was adopted by Claude and was responsible for ringing the bell every day. In return, he did everything Claude said, including kidnapping Esmeralda.

In the second stage, after meeting Esmeralda, his sincere, kind, loyal and brave nature was revived, and he spared no effort to save Esmeralda in danger without asking for anything in return, which was in sharp contrast with Claude and Phoebus.

Quasimodo was betrayed by fate, and he was never noticed. Claude, who adopted him, never treated him as a human being, just like his own slave. Just like the people at the bottom of France at that time, they were never paid attention to by the world, and there was only endless oppression and burden. Under such oppression and burden, they become distorted and lifeless.

He loves Esmeralda, but he dare not express it. He was afraid and had to hide in the dark and take care of her silently until she was hanged. He could no longer be silent, and finally stepped forward to save Esmeralda. Esmeralda is a representative of revolutionaries. The people at the bottom of France yearn for revolution, even envy it, but dare not.

They linked their fate with that of the French feudal aristocracy. When oppression touched their bottom line, they couldn't bear it any longer and plunged into the torrent of revolution, thus changing their fate.

Main contents of Notre Dame de Paris

Claude, the vice bishop of Notre Dame, is drooling over the beauty of Esmeralda, a Giza girl. He was hypocritical and heartless, and ordered quasimodo to rob Esmeralda. Claude first loved and then hated, and sent Giselle's girl Esmeralda to the gallows. Quasimodo, the ugly and kind bell ringer, finally gave his life to save Esmeralda.