1. Phantom of the Opera
Musical vs. Book

2. Musical Book Genre - Romantic/Drama
Christine AND Phantom - main characters
Christine - weak, innocent, naive
in love with Raoul from beginning
asks Raoul to protect her from phantom
pities the phantom, does not love him
secretly engaged to Raoul, not phantom
Phantom - outcast from society, but not a psychopath
loves Christine and would not hurt her
sets her free to go with Raoul
capable of remorse in the end
only part of his face is deformed
audience is meant to feel sympathy for him
Raoul - loving, kind, protective, childhood crush
follows Christine because she asked him to protect her
Madame Giry - brought the phantom to the opera house as a child
helps keep his identity a secret him until he kills someone, then tells Raoul where to find him.
Book
Genre - Horror/Thriller/Mystery
Christine - main character, becomes less innocent throughout book, tries to keep Phantom a secret.
Tells Phantom she sings for him at beginning
Protects after Raoul he hears them talking and tries to kill the phantom out of jealousy
Goes back to underground lair multiple times
Haunted by “Angel of Music” and scared of him
Plans to stay with Phantom until Raoul forces her to tell him whose ring she is wearing
Phantom (Erik) - cruel, murderer, tortures people
Helped build the opera house, knows all the secret passages and trap doors
Thinks Christine is his possession and will kill her if she leaves him
So ugly/deformed he looks “like a corpse”
Raoul - obsessed, overprotective childhood friend
Madame Giry - does not protect the Phantom, did not help him escape to hide in the opera house.