A brief retelling of the novel by Victor Hugo "Notre Dame de Paris"

What educated person does not know Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame Cathedral"? After all, this book is present in any list of mandatory literature recommended for schoolchildren to read during the summer holidays. However, even those who did not bother to get acquainted with this chic work, has at least some idea of the novel, thanks to the French-sounded musical for the whole world. But time flies ahead, our memory sifts out what it does not need. Therefore, those who forgot what Hugo's novel "Notre Dame Cathedral" tells us, we give an amazing opportunity to recall how events unfolded during the time of King Louis XI. Friends, get ready! We are going to medieval France! "Notre Dame Cathedral" by Hugo. Summary of the novel

The story told by the author takes place in France in the 15th century. Here the author creates a historical background on which between two people - a beauty and a freak - a whole love drama unfolds, in rather bright colors shown to us by Victor Hugo. "Notre Dame Cathedral" is, first of all, the love story of a hunchback creature to a charming gypsy woman. I'm selling the Devil's soul ...

The main heroine of the novel is a beautiful and young gypsy named Esmeralda. So it happened that three men immediately flamed to her: the archdeacon of the Cathedral - Claude Frollo, his pupil - the hunchbacked and deaf ringer Quasimodo, as well as the captain of the riflemen of the royal regiment - the young handsome Phoebus de Chateauper. However, each of them has its own idea of passion, love and honor! Claude Frollo

Despite his mission to serve God, Archdeacon Frollo can hardly be called a pious man. At one time it was he who picked up a small, ugly boy abandoned by the careless parents at the well, sheltered and educated him. But this does not justify him. Yes, it serves the Lord, but it does not serve for real, but simply because it is so necessary! Frollo is endowed with executive power: he commands a whole royal regiment (whose captain is our other hero - officer Phoebus), and also repairs justice over people. But this is not enough for him. Once, after noticing a beautiful young girl on Greve Square, the archdeacon gave in to voluptuousness. He experiences sexual attraction and lust for the young Esmeralda. Now Frollo can not sleep at night: he locks himself in his cell and goes mad over the gypsy.

Having received a refusal from Esmeralda, the false priest begins to take revenge on the young girl. He accuses her of being a witch! Claude says that the inquisition cries over her, and by hanging! Frollo orders his pupil - a deaf and dumb ringer, Quasimod, to catch a gypsy! The hunchback does not manage to do this, because a young officer, Phoebus, is pulling her out of his hands, accidentally patrolling the territory at that place. Beautiful, like the sun!

Captain Phoebus belongs to a number of notable persons who served at court. He has a bride - a charming blond girl named Fleur de Lys. However, Phoebe does not stop this. Saving Esmeralda from the hunchbacked monster, the officer is addicted to it. Now he is ready for anything to get a love night with a young gypsy, and he does not even care about the fact that she is a virgin. She reciprocates with him! A poor young girl falls in love with a lascivious officer, taking a simple "glass" for a "diamond"! One night of love ...

Phoebus and Esmeralda agree on an evening meeting in a cabaret called "The Shelter of Love." However, their nights were not destined to come true. When the officer and the gypsy are alone, the desperate archdeacon, who was tracked down by Phoebe, strikes him with a knife in the back! This blow turns out to be non-lethal, but for the trial of the gypsy and the subsequent punishment (execution by hanging) of this assassination attempt on the captain of the shooters is quite enough.

The beauty and the Beast"

For the fact that Quasimodo could not steal a gypsy, Frollo ordered him to whip in the square. So it happened. When the hunchback asked to drink, Esmeralda became the only person who responded to his request. She went to the freak in a chain and fed him out of the mug. This made a fatal impression on Quasimodo.

The hunchback, who always and always listened to his master (the archdeacon Frollo), finally went against his will. And all the blame of love ... The love of "monster" for a beauty ... He saved her from prosecution, hiding in the Cathedral. According to the laws of medieval France, which were taken into account by Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame Cathedral and any other God's temple was a refuge and shelter for every person persecuted by the authorities for this or that offense.

For several days, spent in the walls of Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda made friends with the hunchback. She fell in love with these terrible stone chimeras, seated over the Cathedral and the entire Grevskoy area. Unfortunately, Quasimodo never waited for a gypsy of mutual feelings. Of course, it can not be said that she did not pay attention to him. He became her best friend for her. The girl could see behind the outer ugliness a lonely and kind soul.

True and eternal love erased the external deformity of Quasimodo. The hunchback was finally able to find the courage to save his beloved from the death threatening her from Claude Frollo - the gallows. He went against his mentor.

Eternal love...

The work of Hugo "Cathedral of the Parisian Mother of God" - a book with a very dramatic denouement. The finale of the novel few people can leave indifferent. The awful Frollo still activates his revenge plan - the young Esmeralda is in a loop. But her death will be avenged! Love hunchback to the gypsy pushes him to kill his own mentor! Quasimodo confronts him with Notre Dame. The poor hunchback loves gypsy very much. He takes her to the Cathedral, hugs and ... dies. Now they are together forever.