He still does not know her real name and refers to her as the lark. Les miserables, five volumes, complete by victor hugo. The character of eponine in les miserables from litcharts. Smith in culture, entertainment, religion i admit it.
In only twelve words, the creators of this book manage to introduce the characters and major plot points to the smallest lesmisheads. They exchange trivial observations charged with emotion. Eponine is a heroine, and yes, her character in the musical is actually. In short, he is the most lovable character of the novel. Because when i saw the les miserables 10th anniversary dream cast in. It was made into a very wellknown musical play that has run for. If we were buzzfeed, wed title this section undeniable proof that cosette and cinderella are.
Ill give you a description of a character from les miserables and you guess who it is. When they were very young, eponine was the favored daughter. His name has become a synonym for an urchin or street child. This is a quiz all about my favourite les mis character, eponine. The extraordinary adventure of les miserables by david bellos. A les miserables reading list for all ages book riot. I have kept this to the characters who appear in the musical as well as the book. His schemes range from robbery to fraud to murder, and he has strong ties to the criminal underworld in paris. Eponine and her younger sister azelma are first introduced as toddlers in montfermeil, france. Weirded out by the fact that you nail on my own perfectly when you sing it to yourself. For those of you that dont know, eponine thenardier is one of the leading female characters in les miserables, the doorstopping classic written by victor hugo. A literary analysis of the character of jean valjean in. The first thing we learn about her is that she has the raspy, unhealthy voice of an old woman when shes only sixteen years old think emma stone, but way less cute, which is a big fat clue to the difficult life shes lived. He was tricked by the thenardiers, because he was blinded by the passion he had for cosette.
Les miserables star samantha barks takes eponine from stage. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. This is a list characters in les miserables, a historical novel by victor hugo which was first published in 1862. Sure, les miserables has more characters than all the seasons of supernatural put. Les miserables character descriptions eponine is the daughter of the thenardiers.
The noted victorian literary critic george saintsbury wrote that she couldve easily been the best character in the book if hugo had just given her more pagetime. How did victor hugo come up with his book les miserables. At first, eponine was very young, and she became involved with the crimes her family was committing. In french, the letters abc are pronounced identically to the french word abaisses, the abased. A resolute and charismatic youth, he is passionately committed to republican principles and the idea. Its a musical that has enjoyed worldwide acclaim on both west end and broadway stages, and has since seen fresh success on cinema screens through tom hoopers 2012 adaptation. The character of eponine in les miserables from litcharts the. If you even remotely identify with these questions you should probably take this quiz.
Les miserables character descriptions visalia, california. What do the les miserables characters think of you. Jun 15, 20 samantha barks as eponine in victor hugos les miserables. Gillenormand, gavroche, colonel georges pontmercy, enjolras. He finds a park called the field of the lark and goes there every day to soothe the pain of his loss. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Eponine is a wretched creature who helps her parents steal, but she is eventually redeemed by her love for marius. In these two books, through many rapid changes of scene, hugo is maneuvering all his characters toward a crisis and preparing also for the denouement of the love story in the next part. The apostrophe isnt working in the quiz, so all of the apostrophes will come out as something weird. Jan 30, 20 samantha barks as eponine eddie redmayne as marius i do not own the rights to any of the songs, the play or the movie. Eponine is the spoiled daughter of cosettes foster parents whose name, according to the story, was lifted by her mother from a romance novel. Les miserables or, as it is often shortened, les mis is a novel by victor hugo, published in 1862. Samantha barks as eponine eddie redmayne as marius i do not own the rights to any of the songs, the play or the movie.
Sep 26, 2012 as for the story itself, les miserables is simply one of the greatest stories ever told. Fantine the homeless in the book les miserables term. Literary analysis of the book les miserables by victor hugo les miserables victor hugo had a significant way of making every single character in this story unique. Set and written in nineteenthcentury france, the novel covers just. Eponine represents redemption too, and with fantine the immoral women left out. The book is nearly 3,000 pages long and considered an epic. Aug, 2016 perhaps in advancing in years i now view with a more critical eye, but i agree with the assessment that eponine is perhaps the most interesting character in les miserables. Which character from les miserables do you relate to most. She is the cynical but resourceful and streetsmart eldest daughter and firstborn. Several years on, valjean becomes the guardian of young cosette after making a promise to her mother fantine. Despite the uniqueness, some people may exhibit related characteristics to some extent.
She is innocent throughout, passive with respect to the men in her life, and obedient to a fault even when such subservience makes her unhappy. Get everything you need to know about eponine in les miserables. Though bishop myriel does not appear in any other part of this book, he is a model for moral behavior. At first, eponine was very young, and she became involved with. Magliore housekeeper for the bishop and his sister jean valjean exconvict still pursued by the law, who strives for moral perfection and achieves a kind of sainthood in his. She proves that no one is beyond redemption, and she ultimately emerges as one of the novels most tragic and heroic figures. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are. Monseigneur charles francoisbienvenu myriel saintly bishop whose compassionate treatment causes the reformation of the exconvict valjean. D in the opinions of valjean, cosette, marius, eponine, enjolras, the thenardiers, and gavroche. Eponine is not a villain in any version of the story, but shes hit with a bit of recursive adaptational villainy in that her subplot from the book about attempting to sabotage marius and cosettes relationship returns, albeit abridged, after being absent from the musical. The lead character, a convict who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread.
Whenever i see or read of her tragic story, my heart just mourns for her. This paper compares the characters of gatsby and eponine. She is in love with marius, knowing that he will never love her. Thenardier a cruel, wretched, moneyobsessed man who first appears as cosettes keeper and tormentor. Barks has played eponine previously on stage as well as the 2010 tv concert of les miserables. Mabeuf, eponine, cosette, and jean valjean are undergoing a period of sorrow and doubt. She is my favorite character you would be lying to yourself if you think eponine is not the best character plus my school is doing the play les miserables and i play eponine so yay but practically every girl in the cast has to play a lovely lady so that will suck for me but i am still happy to be playing eponine plus i get to sing on my own. During the month of may, marius visits cosette every evening in the garden, and they live an idyll of chaste adoration. Character profile for eponine from les miserables page 1. Thenardier is one of the leading female characters in les miserables.
Les miserables is a sprawling epic by victor hugo, the seeds of which can be found in some of his earlier, shorter works such as his novella le dernier jour dun condamne, which also treats upon the subject of the penal system in france and includes a character that resembles what could later be called an austyle valjean. Little does he know that eponine, out of her love for marius, has tracked down cosette. Defending eponine thenardier yet another period drama blog. Eponine thenardier is a character in the novel les miserables by victor hugo. The title is french, translating in english to the wretched ones. Includes study guide, historical context, biography, and character index. Like god will bless you, said he, you are an angel since you take care of the flowers. Audition songs for les miserables by character theatre. Why is eponine the most sympathetic character in les miserables. The name eponine is a girls name of french origin eponine is attracting new notice via the movie of les miserables, based on the book by victor hugo.
Gatsby is the main character in the book the great gatsby, while eponine is one of the characters in the book les miserables. Eponine is the legitimate daughter of the thenardiers while cosette was born out of wedlock, the. Reading the book has been on my to do list for many years, but the massive size of the book has always warded me off. I never had any acting experiences before and i was very excited to make les mis my first musical in a local theatre.
Enjolras is love for his symbolism, which other books just lack and which i feel is key to les miserables. Their parents monsieur and madame thenardier run their own business as innkeepers. Her motivation for taking marius bullet is so that she will not see him. Thenardier extorts money from whomever he can, and he frequently serves as an informant to whoever will bid the highest. What are the main characters role in les miserables by victor hugo.
Based on the novel by victor hugo, les miserables travels with prisoneronparole, 24601, jean valjean, as he runs from the ruthless inspector javert on a. Les miserables characters 10 questions easy, 10 qns, verticaldancer, aug 31 09 ill give you a description of a character from les miserables and you guess who it is. While the musicals more sympathetic take on her is credited with popularizing eponine, she was popular in the book as well. Dec 11, 2012 les miserables breakout star samantha barks takes eponine from stage to screen. Eponine is a character who does not rescued from her terrible parents. Victor hugos tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of jean valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him, and has been a perennial favorite since it first appeared over 150 years ago. Best characters in les miserables the musical thetoptens. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and. Eponine, my favorite character from les miserables.
Here are our audition songs for les miserables, broken down by character. And this week, well be starting with my favourite musical and one of my favourite books too, namely les miserables. If youre a hardcore les mis fan, you probably think you already know the answer to this question. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. As i said before, eponine was born into a family of criminals. Eponine character timeline in les miserables the timeline below shows where the character eponine appears in les miserables. In the book, both characters are fleshed out a lot more. Im so thankful i had the opportunity to be my favorite character ever. Eponine and her younger sister azelma are first introduced as toddlers in montfermeil, france in 1818. He honestly thought that the thenardiers were a poor family who could barley survive. Eponine is the eldest daughter in the thenardier family. Bring him home castle on a cloud do you hear the people sing. One of the only actual broadway actors to be in the movie. What are the plot, characters, and details of the novel les miserables.
This little board book tells the story of les miserables using adorable needle felted figures. In the musical, eponine doesnt really develop much, but in the book. Free literary analysis summary overall analysis character analysis cosette. Eponine thenardier also referred to as the jondrette girl, is a fictional character in the 1862 novel les miserables by victor hugo. Set and written in nineteenthcentury france, the novel covers just about everything including morality standards, the battle of waterloo, the concept of redemption, the french penal system, the. Feb 20, 2019 my favorite has always been either enjolras or grantaire. Marius is a character in les miserables who is deeply in love with cosette. Azelma thenardier is a minor character in victor hugos novel les miserables. Whether youre auditioning for fantine, cosette, or javert, weve got you covered. In les miserables, eponine made a change for herself.
Marius shows that without cosette he wouldnt be able to live. She is the youngest daughter and secondborn child of monsieur and madame thenardier. Les miserables novelcharacters all the tropes wiki fandom. She is a young girl who is streetwise and tough, but also sensitive and lonely. Along with her older sister eponine, azelma is spoiled as a child and mistreated cosette, but suffers from the same ragged and impoverished fate with her family when she is older. The characters are listed in order by their first substantial appearance in the book. Piano duet arrangements of eight beautiful favorites from les mis. Valjean may be the main character of les mis, but monseigneur myriel is its heart. In the book, young eponine is cruel to young cosettein the musical, this is. Hes probably the best character of all the novelbookfilmmusical beside. In the book, eponine is a much more complex and difficult character. It is set in france and spans the course of 17 years, starting in 1815 and ending in 1832.
She is the cynical but resourceful and streetsmart eldest daughter and firstborn child of monsieur and madame thenardier. Les miserables study guide contains a biography of victor hugo, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Who is your favorite character in les miserables musical or. Eponine lay motionless, but just when marius supposed her forever asleep, she slowly opened her eyes, revealing the somber depths of death, and said to him in an accent whose sweetness already seemed to come from another world, and then, do you know, monsieur marius, i believe i was a little in love with you. Includes study guide, historical context, biography, and character index hugo, victor, bookcaps on.
1461 129 199 314 1459 815 549 1429 1590 1404 1134 863 1044 1266 848 50 950 932 621 1151 885 1441 413 562 484 1246 282 782 908 1059 1137 802 82 1189 1409 840 701 268 809 1463 817