The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Book 2, Chapter 6 summary
Book 2, Chapter 6 of 60 · 26 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 6, Pierre Gringoire wanders into the Cour des Miracles, where Clopin Trouillefou condemns him to hang after he fails a test of theft. La Esmeralda saves his life by accepting him as her husband, and a broken crock fixes their marriage at four years.
What happens
- Searching for a lost straw pallet, Gringoire follows a light and encounters three beggars who pursue him.
- The beggars reveal their supposed disabilities as tricks and seize him in the Cour des Miracles.
- Clopin Trouillefou condemns the outsider, then offers admission to the thieves if he passes a test.
- Gringoire falls while trying to steal a manikin’s purse without ringing its bells, and the thieves prepare to hang him.
- Clopin offers marriage as a final escape, but three women reject Gringoire before La Esmeralda accepts him.
- Gringoire breaks an earthenware crock into four pieces, and the Duke of Egypt declares a four-year marriage.
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What to notice
Clopin makes marriage the final alternative to execution. This custom allows La Esmeralda to save Gringoire.
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