Mans Eternal Search for Affection Explored in The Hunchback of Notre D

Victor Hugo penned a fantastic, picturesque story of passion and the pitying spirit in The hunchback of Notre maam. The dramatic emotions of the characters play pop on the stage of fifteenth ascorbic acid Paris, France. Quasimodo, a repugnant physical defect of nature, lived severed from human contact, excepting that of the augustly aloof priest, Claude Frollo. For his part, Frollo strove for knowledge until he encountered the captivatingly gorgeous gypsy dancer, Esmeralda. She existed tot ally to adore an arrogant captain of the Kings Archers, named Phoebus de Chateaupers, for saving her from being kidnapped. Enticed by Esmeraldas dance to the depths of his being, Frollo outwardly denounced her as a sacrilegious sorceress, but his body raged for her out of lust, accounting for his repeated attempts at having her prohibited from dancing near the cathedral, or stolen away. Esmeralda, furiously in love with Phoebus, nearly sacrificed her virtue to gain his heart, onwards Froll o gravely wounded him. Tortured into confessing witchcraft and condemned to die by a court with church officials, the gypsy enchantress obtained sanctuary in Notre Dame cathedral, rescued from the hangmans noose by Quasimodo. At this point, Frollo attempted to claim Esmeraldas gracious and virtuous heartfelt forgiveness for his passion, failing miserably because his efforts appeared feeble and lascivious. Frollo and Esmeralda perished, however, later a storming of the cathedral and gruesome battle, dying sacrifices on the altar of human emotion.How emotion may exist in a studious and solemn man, having only acquired knowledge of books for a score of years, seems impossible. But desire for Esmeralda arrived aft(prenominal) Frollo had discovered that a man needs affection ... ...her temptation had gracious this therefore her cruel effect must have been fate. As she wait death, one character noticed the incidence of destiny when she remarked that God has it all written down in H is book (182). One aspect of Victor Hugos work, his revelations of themes, philosophies, and moral philosophy through humorous characters, seems reminiscent of Sir Walter Scotts usage of a comparable pretext. finished the philosopher/poet, Gringoire, Hugo presents a moral that the temptations of the flesh are pernicious and malignant (276). Certainly there exists some truth to this supposition on a central estimate of the novel, the animosity stirred by mortal sensitivity, that during mans eternal search for affection--even when he possesses it, he still craves more.WORKS CITED Hugo, Victor. Notre Dame de Paris. Paris, France. (publisher unknown). 1831.