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Does Christine fall in love with the Phantom?

When she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Raoul, the Phantom kidnaps Christine in a jealous rage and drags her down to his lair. She is forced to choose between the Phantom and Raoul, but her compassion for the Phantom moves him to free them both and allow them to flee.

In respect to this, why did the phantom hang the man?

Near the end of the book it is made known that he stumbled into Erik's ingenious torture chamber, the entrance to which his body was hanging by. In his desperation to escape, he hung himself. To dispose of the body, Erik hung it outside of his lair.

Then, how much older is the phantom than christine?

15-20 years older

In the same regard, due to the Phantom's childhood connection with Madame Giry, it's also safe to say that the Phantom is at least 15-20 years older than Christine. So to recap, a 30-40-year-old man has been preying upon a 15-20-year-old girl, kidnaps her and reveals a twisted scenario of secretly marrying her.

Subsequently, why did christine give the phantom her ring?

Christine gives it back to him because the ring indicates a promise she cannot keep. A promise she was pretty much forced to make. And also one the Phantom seems to free her from when she lets her go with Raoul.

Why does the Phantom's hair change?

This Phantom, like the original novel, was deformed at birth, and made this mask himself out of what appears to be a fine, shiny porcelain. In the Joel Schumacher film adaption, the mask is made of leather. The Phantom also wears a wig with this mask, as his actual hair is a few white wisps on his balding head.

Where did the Phantom go at the end?

When he hears the hoard of people coming to look for him, he flees in despair. Meg Giry finds the Phantom's half-mask lying next to the music box. Coming back to the life of old Raoul who takes the monkey music box from the auction, he goes to Christine's grave.

What happened to the Phantom's face?

His mother was a singer in the Opera and, having discovered that she was pregnant with an illegitimate child, swallowed poison. This is the reason for his disfigurement. He was born within the catacombs of the opera house and lived there his entire life. His mother died when he was a young child.

Then, why does raoul keep his hand at the level of his eyes?

The instruction to "Keep your hand at the level of your eyes" is another reference from the book, in which the Phantom was adept at disposing of victims with the "Punjab lasso." Keeping one's hand at the level of one's eyes kept the Punjab lasso away from the victim's neck and was the only defense.

Is the Phantom megs dad?

The Phantom is Meg's father.

Who was the best Phantom?

Michael Crawford

Crawford reprised his role on Broadway in 1988, winning a Tony Award for his performance. In 1991, 1,300 performances and three and a half years later, Michael Crawford left The Phantom of the Opera. He will always be known by fans of the musical as the original and best Phantom.

By Bettzel Fusca