Gypsy dancer and bell-ringer's love interest, brave and compassionate.
Esmeralda becomes Quasimodo's first important human friend.
Esmeralda rescues Quasimodo after the crowd humiliates him, and later befriends him inside Notre Dame.
Their romance becomes central to the emotional resolution.
Esmeralda rescues the wounded Phoebus, hides him in Notre Dame, and Quasimodo later learns that the two have fallen in love.
Frollo's corrupted desire drives his persecution of Esmeralda.
Frollo develops an obsessive desire for Esmeralda, and his desire intensifies his campaign against the Roma.
Clopin is a protective authority figure within Esmeralda's people.
Clopin leads the Roma community, and Esmeralda is a Romani dancer who seeks refuge with that community.
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