The Phantom of the Opera, Epilogue: riassunto
Epilogue di 28 · 12 min per leggere: chapter
In Epilogue, the narrator gathers testimony and physical evidence to explain Erik’s tricks, while the Persian recounts Erik’s travels, crimes, and work beneath the Opera. The account ends with the narrator identifying a skeleton by its gold ring and arguing that Erik deserves both pity and a place in the Opera’s archives.
Cosa succede
- The narrator says Raoul and Christine escape public attention together and suggests searching for them in Scandinavia.
- The Persian explains how Erik frightens and blackmails the managers, while Moncharmin’s account confirms that the stolen money returns.
- The narrator discovers passages, a hollow column, and an office trapdoor that explain several apparently supernatural events.
- The Persian recounts Erik’s childhood rejection, performances, royal service, escape from Persia, and construction work at the Opera.
- The narrator urges pity for Erik and identifies his skeleton through a gold ring associated with Christine.
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Cosa notare
The narrator moves beyond explaining Erik’s crimes to asking for compassion. His appeal rests on Erik’s rejection and frustrated wish for ordinary acceptance.
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What allows the narrator to identify the skeleton as Erik’s?
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