Federigo’s Falcon

Settings: Characters:
Florence
Campi Filomena - the beloved, or lover of song (Fortitude ). The one who told
the last day of their 10-day journey away from plague-striken Florence.

Federigo- the son of Messer Filippo Alberighi. He fell in love with a

noble lady Monna Giovanna.

Monna Giovanna- the loveliest and most adorable women to be found in

Florence.

Exposition:
The story starts by listing the virtues of a young man, Federigo, renowned both
for his prowess with weapons and his courtliness. Federigo falls in love with
Monna Giovanna, one of the most beautiful and charming women in Florence and
spends his money exorbitantly to court her. She, however, doesn't take any notice,
and Federigo is forced into poverty in the country with only his prized falcon for
company.

Rising Action:
Monna Giovanna's husband dies, and she moves to the country with her son for her
mourning period. The two live near Federigo, and the son often spends time with the
man. Unfortunately, the boy falls ill and asks for Federigo's falcon to cure him. The
mother is troubled at the thought of taking Federigo's only source of income, but she
decides to try for the sake of her son.
Climax:
Federigo welcomes Monna Giovanna into his house, but soon he becomes
anxious when he realizes that he has nothing to feed her for dinner. To make a
good impression, he orders the falcon killed and roasted for dinner.

Falling Action:
After dinner, Monna Giovanna begs Federigo to give her the falcon, whereupon he
becomes inconsolable and bursts into tears because he cannot comply with her request.

Denouement:
Sadly, the son passes away, and Monna Giovanna is required to remarry. She declares that
she will have no one but Federigo, and together with her riches and Federigo's newfound
sense, they live happily for the rest of their days.

Theme:
This story is about love that has to be sacrificed for other things
 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

CHARACTERS:
Settings:
Quasimodo -  The hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo is an abandoned
Paris, 1482 child left at Notre Dame and adopted by Archdeacon Claude Frollo.

Archdeacon Claude Frollo  -  A priest at Notre Dame, Frollo is also the novel's
antagonist.

La Esmerelda -  The lost daughter of Sister Gudule, La Esmerelda is a beautiful

gypsy street dancer.

Pierre Gringoire -  A struggling playwright and philosopher. La Esmerelda

saves him from being hanged by a group of vagabonds and agrees to "marry"
him for four years.

Phoebus de Chateaupers -  The captain of the King's Archers, he saves La

Esmerelda from Quasimodo

Exposition:

In most stories, we expect to meet the important people right away, but
in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, there are quite a few important people
—and it's not immediately apparent how they're all related. The episode
with Pierre Gringoire going to the Cour des Miracles and marrying
Esmeralda helps line up all of the players and show us their roles.

Rising Action:

Come Book VI, we're back in the year 1482. Now we get a sense of where things are
headed: Quasimodo is publicly humiliated, the old Sack Woman is crazy, everyone wants
to get into Esmeralda's pants… you know, typical drama. All of these events end up being
related, and they move the plot forward to Phœbus's stabbing, Esmeralda's
imprisonment and condemnation, and her rescue by Quasimodo.
Climax:

All of these events set us up for the climax. This is when things start
to get really messy in front of Notre-Dame. Remember how the
Tramps attack in Book X? Think of that as the moment when things
finally boil over and the tension hits its absolute peak. A lot of people
are going to die, and fate is going to finally run its course and do all
the things we've been waiting for it to do. When Esmeralda and Frollo
meet their deaths, we know the story can't go on much longer.

Falling Action:

Now, the novel doesn't just end right there. After all, Esmeralda and Frollo aren't
everything, right? Victor Hugo treats us to a "What happens to the other
characters?" section in Book XI. It's like a moment to re-group after all of that
tension.

Resolution:

But of course, you can't just end a novel with side characters, either. We need to know what
happens to our other main character, Quasimodo, and we need some closure with the major plot.
This comes later in Book XI, when we see Quasimodo and Esmeralda "wedded" together.

THEME:

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,the idea that you can't judge a book by its cover doesn't just
apply to Quasimodo, the character most ruthlessly judged on the basis of his appearance.
 The Three Musketeers
SETTINGS: CHARACTERS:
17th Century D'Artagnan The main character of the novel, d'Artagnan was raised
France in the French province of Gascony, an area known for its
courageous and brave men

Athos Wounded when d'Artagnan first meets him, Athos will later
prove to be the person who wrote his memoirs about these
adventurers.

Aramis He is supposedly passing his time as a musketeer until the

queen provides France with an heir, at which time Aramis will enter
the priesthood.

Porthos The most worldly of the three musketeers, Porthos is

extremely proud of his worldly good looks and his fine physique,
which he shows off to its best advantage by dressing to impress the
women of society, who seem to fully appreciate his good looks and
his courtly attentions.