History Characters / TheHunchbackOfNotreDameBookCharacters

* DeathByAdaptation: In VictorHugo's SelfAdaptation the opera "La Esmeralda" Phoebus dies after he testifies Esmeralda's innocence and she is exonerated.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In VictorHugo's SelfAdaptation the opera "La Esmeralda" Phoebus is genuinely in love with Esmeralda and appears at the end to testify her innocence. He dies not long after her exoneration.

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* AlphaBitch: She and her friends embodied this trope long before it was ever popularized.
* KarmaHoudini: Suffers no consequences for starting the witchcraft accusations against Esmeralda.
* TheRival: Considers herself this to Esmeralda, which is why she brands her as a witch.

* AffablyEvil: For most of the novel, he's a startlingly decent guy, in contrast to his movie counterpart because the "arch deacon" is part of his character. He loses all affability, however, after his attempted rape of Esmeralda followed by his final descent into madness.
* AntiVillain: He's much more likable than his Disney counterpart, to say the very least, because the benevolent "Arch Deacon" from the Disney version is part of his original characterization.

* AffablyEvil: He's a startlingly decent guy, in contrast to his movie counterpart because the "arch deacon" is part of his character.

* VirginPower: She believes her charm to find her birthmother will only work if she's a virgin.

* AntiHero: In the novel, Quasimodo is mischievious, mean, and socially inept. Despite this, he shows himself to be heroic by protecting Esmeralda, defending Notre Dame, and giving Frollo his just desserts.

* GentleGiant: Downplayed. Except to the people he loves (all two of them), Quasimodo is unsociable, violent, and mean.

* MisunderStoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: He rejects and avoids society, but only because they reject him. Once you get to know him however, he's actually extremely kind, and loyal.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He singlehandedly holds off the Siege attacking the cathedral...to rescue Esmeralda from being hanged.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Esmeralda believes Phoebus is a KnightInShiningArmor when he saves her from the hideous Quasimodo but he's really a jerkass who only wants her for sex and whose selfishness is ultimately more responsible than even Frollo for ruining her life.

* TooDumbToLive: Esmeralda takes on severe shades of this when she's hiding in her mother's cell, trying to evade detection by the guards... And getting away with it... Only to dash for the window and start crying for Phoebus the moment she hears his voice.

* ThePrankster: Claude mentions that he hears conplaints from Jehan's university everyday of this. Two examples are mentioned 1) He got in a fistfight which bruised another student, 2) He tore a girl's gown to expose her sexually.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Quasimodo does all he can to make Esmeralda happy, including acting as a messenger to Phoebus, whom he knows to be a jerk. This contrasts with Frollo, who is willing to left Esmeralda die if he can't have her, Phoebus, who just wants to use her for fun, and Gringoire, who will save himself first.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Quasimodo does all he can to make Esmeralda happy, including acting as a messenger to Phoebus, whom he knows to be a jerk. This is contrasts with Frollo who is willing to left Esmeralda die if he can't have her, Phoebus who just wants to use her for fun, and Gringoire who will save himself first.

* GoThroughMe: Quasimodo's solution to his dual loyalties to Frollo and Esmeralda is to tell Frollo he'll have to through him to get Esmeralda.

* ThePrankster: Claude mentions that he hears conplaints from Jehan's university everyday of this. Two examples are mentioned 1) He got in a fistfight which bruised another student, 2) He tore a girl's gown to expose her sexually.

ThePrankster: Claude mentions that he hears conplaints from Jehan's university everyday of this. Two examples are mentioned 1) He got in a fistfight which bruised another student, 2) He tore a girl's gown to expose her sexually.

* TheAlcoholic: He is described as a hardcore drinker and able to maintain his self-possession when he's tanked. This is directly compared to his drunkard friend, Jehan, who passes out from alcohol at a tavern, despite both of them drinking relatively the same amount.

* TheAlcoholic: He is described as a hardcore drinker and able to maintain his self-possession when he's tanked. This is directly compared to his drunkard friend, Jehan, who passes out from alcohol at a tavern, despite both of them drinking relatively the same amount.

* PrinceCharmless: He is of noble birth and looks charming on the outside, but he true nature is much more ugly and not as charming as he looks.

* DarkIsNotEvil: His appearance comes off as dark and deformed, but he is more heroic than the light themed and handsome Phoebus.

* PrinceCharmless: He is of noble birth and looks charming on the outaide, but he true nature is much more ugly and not as charming as he looks.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Esmerelda is a sympathetic, kind-hearted character in the cruel world of Medieval Paris: she dies in the end.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: His appreance came off as dark and deformed, but he came off as more heoic than the light themed and handsom Phoebus.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Due to being deaf, he is unable to hear Clopin's yelling they're hear to rescue Esmeralda, and thus assumes they're trying to harm her. This helps lead to Esmeralda's death in the end.

* AntiHero: He's a violent, thief who nevertheless fights to save Esmeralda.

* LightIsNotGood: He is a stereotypical knight and has a solar deity name. He's also a petty, selfish womaniser.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Quasimodo has a combination of a mental disorder and social ineptness, which prevents him from properly functioning in society. Whether this is due to an organic condition or a lifetime of social isolation is unclear. This and his deformed appearance are the reason why he rarely goes outside.

* MeaningfulName: While the Disney movie tells us it means "half-formed", {{the other wiki}} tells us it means "almost the standard measure" (of a human being), but can also mean "similar to". Also named for the day he was adopted, Quasimodo Sunday.

* MrViceGuy: He's a very nice guy especially compared to most of the others but is also known for being a horrible writer.