I just don't get Christine. I want to know if someone can explain me her true feelings towards Raoul and the Phantom. Because sometimes I think she loves one, then the other, and then none of them. What do you think?
2006-12-17 15:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by Marie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
The best explanation I have ever heard is that she likes Raoul but the Phantom has her hypnotized. She gets confused when she comes out of the trance.
2006-12-17 16:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way I see it (I've seen both the Broadway and movie versions) is that Raoul and the Phantom tear Christine apart. Sort of the two sides of women (or maybe even men, but I think it's more applicable to women)...the side that seeks comfort and safety in what she knows, which she finds in Raoul, whom she's known since she was a child, and the side that's drawn to mystery and "the darkness" that she finds in the Phantom. The Phantom mesmerizes her with his music while Raoul provides her with sweet security. You can probably find a real-life analogy with it...a girl might have a boyfriend whom she's been with for a long time and she likes the comfort he provides, but then this new stallion-riding wildman comes along and he's mysterious and new and that's sexy. I think it's lust for the Phantom and love for Raoul.
2006-12-17 16:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by Dumblydore 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about the musical, or the film of the musical, Christines's feelings are never really clear, since the Phantom has been turned into a romatic hero, unlike the character in the original novel, who was a death-faced homicidal maniac who was obsessed with the young singer...
If I had to pin it down, Christine loves the Phantom because he is her Angel of Music, is mysterious and obviously nuts about her. She loves Raoul because he's handsome, and a childhood friend, and doesn't go around killing people.
Find a copy of the original book by Gaston Leroux to get a real thrill!
2006-12-17 16:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the phantom appeals to her daring adventurous side, which excites the teenager. Her compassion towards Raoul is more heartfelt and deeper.
The whole story is hinged upon her indescisivness, for the audience never really gets a "bad guy" to hate. sure, the Phantom is the antagonist, but people also feel sorrow and sympathy for him.
christine loves both, but in different ways. and that is the true theme of the play- love can show in many differen ways and cannot be controlled.
(for surely if she could control her love, she would withold feelings for the dreaded Phantom)
2006-12-17 16:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by sakic_cikas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's only 16. That explains a lot. I was 16 once and I was pretty fickle back then. Still am, actually.
She considers the Phantom to be a sort of father figure, so she is very drawn to him. Her father died when she was young. She's also confused by his advances toward her and isn't sure exactly what to do. When she finds out who he really is, she feels sorry for him up until she realizes how deranged he really is.
Christine knew Raoul when they were children. She worshipped him as a child. When they meet again, her feelings are more mature and she grows to love him. They get married and live happily ever after, but only after they get the Phantom to leave them the heck alone.
2006-12-17 16:03:09 · answer #5 · answered by musicaangelica 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Christine is very young. She's probably confused about her feelings most of the time, so it's difficult for us to say how she *really* feels. She has a real-life connection to Raoul--she can see herself with him. The phantom, however, is powerfully alluring because of his great talent and passion. She's pulled both ways.
2006-12-17 16:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christine just wants to "Love" period. The issue is less about Whom, than the "Dogma" attached by society, to a choice she makes.
Consider Phantom, as another in a series of similar tales, IE: Hunch Back of Notre Dam, Beauty and the Beast, to name a couple. Even Shrek, or The characters in the Wizard of Oz had similar issues.
When a person evolves to a point where others Opinions no longer matter, they free themselves to perhaps "Live"
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2006-12-18 01:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is almost always exciting - and scary - and confusing. Each answer here explains the situation wonderfully.
2006-12-17 16:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by sing & pray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋