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 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:39 pm
I've got a Leroux question.
In the first chapter, when Sorelli is going to open the door, it says "And Sorelli, armed with a dagger that never left her..."
Is that just figurative, or is she actually holding a dagger? I've never been too good with figurative/literal language.
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:31 pm
She actually is holding a dagger. I imagine the life of a dancer was dangerous, since women who worked were often regarded as no better than whores. She probably kept it in a holster on a garter or something for protection if she was ever assaulted.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:23 am
Ah. That makes better sense than whatever the heck I thought it meant. Thanks once again, Uta-san.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:24 pm
Sometimes it can be confusing. That's why we have a sticky for questions, and a subforum. biggrin We're all here to help.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:25 am
That's good.
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Aha. Another Leroux question:
What signifigance is the rat-catcher to the story? Was it just to show that the Opera Ghost couldn't really change his heads at will? Or is there something different that I'm just not getting here?
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:56 pm
No one actually knows why the rat-catcher is there. There are several theoiries floating around, but none of them are solid. I think it's safe to say only Leroux himself really knew why that character was there.
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:51 pm
So...'the world may never know.', right?
I would ask another about the stage show, but I really don't want the answer, it would ruin the Phantom-induced insanity my friend has put herself through. xd
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:19 pm
Deadly Lullaby
::Unanswerable Questions::
Q: Did Erik really exist? If so, Did he really write Don Juan? Does it say "Written by POTO?" Leruox insisted that he existed (it rhymes!) several times, and he wrote the book in a format that has things like "I went and talked to the Persian, and this is what he said." Or was that just part of the novel?
- No one really knows... it's a debatable question.
This won't REALLY answer that question, but according to things I have checked into, though there was no "phantom," reported "evidence" (possibly true, possible not) from about the time the book was written shows that there was a builder who lurked in the caverns beneath the opera. Not so much living on the lake, but hiding out and living off of rats, etc. Also, there was a Christine Daae, though there is no evidence that she ever sang at the Paris Opera. There was at least one diva at the time who was stalked (but, what star doesn't have stalkers). AND, the chandalier did fall, but not while anyone was in the theatre. Also, supposedly one of the columns in box 5 on the grand tier is hollow. But, to answer the question, did the phantom exist... probably not.
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:16 pm
masked baby Deadly Lullaby
::Unanswerable Questions::
Q: Did Erik really exist? If so, Did he really write Don Juan? Does it say "Written by POTO?" Leruox insisted that he existed (it rhymes!) several times, and he wrote the book in a format that has things like "I went and talked to the Persian, and this is what he said." Or was that just part of the novel?
- No one really knows... it's a debatable question.
This won't REALLY answer that question, but according to things I have checked into, though there was no "phantom," reported "evidence" (possibly true, possible not) from about the time the book was written shows that there was a builder who lurked in the caverns beneath the opera. Not so much living on the lake, but hiding out and living off of rats, etc. Also, there was a Christine Daae, though there is no evidence that she ever sang at the Paris Opera. There was at least one diva at the time who was stalked (but, what star doesn't have stalkers). AND, the chandalier did fall, but not while anyone was in the theatre. Also, supposedly one of the columns in box 5 on the grand tier is hollow. But, to answer the question, did the phantom exist... probably not. Unfortunately, dear, all of your information is incorrect. Every theater has a phantom. They're all different stories, and usually are about wronged actors or stagehands. The Opera Garnier was no different. They had tales of a phantom, but no one had physical evidence because they were (supposedly) just stories. They did, however, find a corpse in the fifth level cellar around where Leroux described Erik's home being. Was there really an Erik? That is and always will be a debateable issue. There was no Christine Daae. There was a famous Opera singer at the time named Christine (her last name escapes me at this moment) but she was probably only partial inspiration for the character Leroux created. And no Raoul de Chagny existed at the time, either. The chandelier itself did not fall. A weight from the chandelier fell during a performance, and killed one woman. The entire chandelier never fell, but was replaced some years later with a more stable holding that would ensure the audiences' safety. As to the hollow column rumor, no one is allowed inside the box in the theater, so as for now, it is merely speculative.
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