Quasimodo makes a sudden and unexpected appearance. Gringoire decides he will follow La Esmeralda.
Quasimodo's participation in the festivities comes to an end. A mysterious stranger accuses Esmeralda of sorcery. Gringoire watches Esmeralda, as she performs for the crowd. The narrator provides a bleak, but thorough picture of Place de Gréve. Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.
Gringoire's attempt to perform is play is interrupted by the appearance of La Esmeralda. Quasimodo is elected Pope of Fools and is subsequently paraded through the street on a mock throne. Book First, Chapter 4Ĭoppenole convinces the Parisians to run the election as they do in Flanders. The Cardinal's appearance signals the end of Gringoire's play and the crowd turns its attention upcoming election of the Pope of Fools.
The Cardinal finally makes his appearance. The people are not impressed by Gringoire's new work. At the Palace of Justice, Pierre Gringoire prepares to present his play to the people. The novel begins in Paris during the Festival of Fools. The title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, around which the story is centered. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831.
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