The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a enigmatic person who lives in the secret chambers underneath the Paris Opera House. His most famous aspect is the mask that he uses to cover his disfigured face.

"The Phantom of the Opera" is a story that has been remade and retole numerous times in stories, movies, and plays, but all stay true to the main elements of the plot: The Phantom, whose name is Erik, was mistreated somehow as a child (sometimes a slave boy, once tortured and whipped in a freak show), who gets rescued by someone (usually the Persian). He lives in secret and, with the blueprints of the Paris Opera House, oversees it's construction, and adds many secret passages and corridors. Eventually, he makes his home down there.

Later as an adult, he falls in love with a woman named Christine. He teaches her to sing without revealing his prescence, but always speaking through the walls. The main conflict of the story is that Raoul, a childhood friend of Christine's, also falls in love with her. He eventually leads Christine down a secret passage to his home. In every version of "The Phantom of the Opera", there is always a scene here where Christine pulls the mask from Erik and sees his disfigured face.

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