Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom of the Opera started out as a book written by Gaston Leroux, published January 8th in 1910 (Haining, 1). There have been several adaptations since then, including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. The other adaptations were Das Phantom der Opera, which is also known as Das Gespent im Opernhaus produced during 1916 in Germany as a silent drama film, this is known as a lost film due to no known copies existing at this time. A silent drama horror was produced on November 15th, 1925, a drama thriller was produced during August 27th in 1943, a horror film was produced June 25th during 1962, and an indie thriller, called Phantom of the Paradise was adapted from Phantom of the Opera and then produced in October 31st of 1974.

Also, Erik hit Tino’s face, “smashing him so hard that Tino spun halfway around in the air and landed on the grass.” Paul wanted to ask his dad if he saw Erik hit Tino but he was too afraid and didn’t want to. Furthermore, Erik was a big part of the killing of Luis Cruz. When Luis came to confront Erik at the football fields, Arthur did the dirty work. Arthur hit Luis with a blackjack on the head. As they briskly walked away Erik briefly explained that Author takes care of all the light work. After Erik and his “gang” left Luis told Paul that he shouldn’t be afraid of Erik which helped Paul realize that he really shouldn’t be afraid of Erik. Then a couple of weeks after Arthur hit Luis he died from

Erik is someone who can’t be trusted. One would rather trust a burglar with my money than with Erik. Erik is an arrogant, mischievous, and scandalous villain, who doesn’t value life. He doesn’t care if he can screw up somebody's life permanently, and if he does then that day was a good day in his eyes. Being a perfect villain is complicated, but Erik makes it look easy, through his arrogant ways.

Erik locks himself in the basement of the opera house and is free to do what he likes; he shows similar characteristics to that of the boys in Lord of the Flies as being deserted from rules and regulations he feels no accountability and free to do as he pleases. Erik’s is known for his biggest fault being his tendency to murder others. Now while we are presented that it is for his own protection and that we should almost feel sorry for him, he is not too far from the character Jack in lord of the Flies. They both will kill another if they might think for a second it will ensure their protection; in Jack’s case staying as leader, in Erik’s case, never being found. He steals Christine, in hopes of her marrying him, and becomes distressed when she says no; he’s had a life of taking whatever he likes.

Influence is the capacity or power of persons to produce an effect on the actions of others. Victor Flemming, the director of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, depicts a message that revolves around the reversal of power and gender roles. Moreover, Dorothy is a child in her physical presence but lives the role of a hero as she leads the scarecrow, lion, and tin man to the Wizard himself. Through the archetypes such as the hero being a women, Cultural values, and the stages of the journey, Flemming raises the argument that in this case those who don 't have much influence in society are very influential in the Emerald City.

Phantom of the Opera is a musical focusing on the career of Christine Dubios (also known as Christine Daae). IMDB summarizes the plot with, “Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career (Phantom of the Opera (1943)). But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to ferret him out (Phantom of the Opera (1943))”

The children's version, meant for 8 to 12 year-olds, is the most like the original 1920s Gaston Leroux version.  One of the few things that is changed, other than the overall abbreviation of the novel, is simplification of the language.  For example, Erik begins describing himself by saying, "I was ugly.  Worse than ugly"3.  This straightforward, childlike language puts the novel at the preteen reading level while preserving Erik's crucial description.  The Phantom of the Opera is the most popular book in Random House Publishing's youth "Bullseye Chiller" series, above other tales of vampires, werewolves, mummies, and witches4.  Even children can identify with the love triangle among the three main characters - Erik, Christine and Raoul.  They probably still pity his unrequited love for Christine, and the way in which he was mistreated.  Night Magic, another adaptation, is much lighter reading and aimed at a different audience than the more literary variations.  Night Magic is the modern-day romance version of Phantom, spanning two decades.  Erik becomes a reclusive scarred contractor, and Christine is now Marisa, a spoiled and orphaned teenager with a beautiful voice.  The traditional Erik kills without a thought when he feels threatened, while Erik's most raging moment in Night Magic consists of him throwing a stool across the room when a client has been flirtatious with Marisa5.  This adaptation is lacking the "dangerous" side of Erik, so as not to scare

And while his death does not happen during the time of the musical it still affects her in every single way. With the death of her father came the death of the only life she knew. But, like most deaths written about in this time, his was beautiful. On his deathbed he described an angel of music that would come and guide Christine in everything she did. His death again served a purpose. Firstly it brought Christine to the Phantom witched sparked the whole ordeal the musical is based off of. It also made Christine cherish her father’s memory and everything he ever said to her. This includes his talk of the angel of music. The way he died fit in with everything the musical represents. The beauty behind the mask. While his death was very beautiful and peaceful, it still is death in the end. A young girl lost her father to a horrible disease. It shaped her whole life and in fact changed its very

Musicals were originally developed in the 20th century with the purpose to entertain, however, they have surpassed this and have accomplished to entwine with the emotions of an audience group through the manipulation of certain musical elements. One of the musicals that correspond to an unadulterated musical is The Wicked. The wicked is based on a book by Winnie Holzman with the Music and Lyrics written by Stephen Schwartz. The musical focuses on the basis of an unlikely friendship and who struggle with opposing viewpoints, personalities and rivalry. This friendship is shown through the pop melodies with an addition of sophisticated musical theatre song construction.

William Shakespeare’s Othello would not be a dramatic tragedy if the smiling villain, Iago, were a deaf mute. There is no doubt that the destruction of each character can be blamed on jealous Iago. The theme of jealousy helps propel the plot naturally and demonstrates the consequences of being morbidly jealous. The circumstantial evidence Iago provides acts like a lethal poison, which surrounds Othello in suspicion and envy but also turns him into an inhuman murderer. Jealousy is the ‘monster’ that unresonably conducts the great suffering in the story.

Our research topic was on how influential the Wizard of Oz was and how its impact changed the entertainment and dramatic arts industries. We decided to choose a topic that was interesting and something that almost everyone would have some knowledge about. In our project we addressed the characters, music, and the values of the film. The Wizard of Oz is one of the most influential films in history. It was one of the first movies to be filmed in color and whole production cost set a record at MGM studio with the movie costing 2.8 million dollars to make. The success of this film opened so many doors for other movies. Something we also found to be interesting was that The Wizard of Oz was the first videocassette tape released by MGM and CBS Home Video nearly forty years after it hit the big screen.

In 1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber, transformed the original The Phantom of the Opera novel (written in 1911 by Gaston Leroux) into a dialogic, emotional masterpiece. The prologue starts at the end of the story, in an auction in the Paris Opera House, in 1905. Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny is buying a papier-mâché music box,

Every human being needs someone to live, it is something that goes without saying it, but unfortunately in the world which we live, is not always met this requirement, because really how many people in our around are real ghosts who do not have anyone that tempts them a hand when they need help, or that listen to them when they need to talk about? Arriving at the conclusion that Erik is a marked character the repulsion of the man towards everything that is not absolute perfection all of his crimes are justified, according to my point of view. All the murders committed by does not commit him, but the ghost inside, carrying a ghost who hates the man who is unable to be moved by the most sublime things of life, as inner love, music, the true art outside interests economic, and etc. Why destroy anyone who stands in the race for what he believes is the most beautiful voice in the world. Really what it does with Christine does

     In the novel, Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux, we are introduced to a character

In the novel Gaston Leroux has a storyline that is difficult to understand because of how the novel is written. Leroux was a journalist before he wrote the Phantom of the Opera so his journalistic style is easily seen in the piece. One of his mistakes is the use of footnotes. While footnotes can help for an article, they are not helpful in a fictional novel because the author should be able to describe what he or she wants without them. An example of this is when the Phantom addresses the Persian as daroga: "Very old and worn, my dear daroga![2]” (Leroux 135) Then on page 142 the meaning of daroga is explained in a footnote: “[2] DAROGA is Persian for chief of police.” Another way the novel is not written correctly is when random objects get described in detail. An example of this is when the Phantom takes Christine down to his home. The scene should either be scary because he kidnapped her or sexy because he finally gets her. Instead Leroux wrote about various objects describing the Phantoms home, like flowers: