

Quasimodo clapping during Esmeralda’s danceĮsmeralda tries to pull of Quasimodo’s “mask,” only to reveal to the spectators that it is his ordinary faceĪ character dressed as a jester crowns Quasimodo the King of Fools The notion of all of the characters being outcasts, in one way or anotherĮsmeralda dances at the feast of Fools, causing Quasimodo, Frollo, and Phoebus to fall in love with her Parisians wear grotesque masks that allow Quasimodo’s deformed face to not arouse suspicion The Feast of Fools is presented as being analogous to Mardi Gras. Quasimodo sneaks out of the cathedral to join the Feast of Fools Phoebus is a soldier, under the command of Claude Frollo, who disagrees with his employer’s hateful ideals Quasimodo’s imaginary friends inquire as to why the hunchback is depressed, the reason being that the he wishes to attend the Feast of Fools and is not allowed to Quasimodo’s imagination turns his grim surroundings into an “enchanted world,” including talking gargoyles who insult one another’s appearance Quasimodo longs to be “out there” and is forced to stay in Notre Dame as its bell-ringer The archdeacon, a kind and compassionate religious figure, compels Frollo to adopt Quasimodoįrollo hates the Romani and seeks to oppress them through the state Snowflakes appear during the opening prologue Tab Murphy Hunchback of Notre Dame First Draft Plot Scenario Notes and AnnotationsĪ prologue that explains how Quasimodo and Frollo met, taking place twenty years before the main plot of the movieĬlaude Frollo is a secular figure with has a position of authority within the judicial systemįrollo accidentally murders the mother of Quasimodo while riding on a horse
