Quasimodo

Quasimodo is one of the main characters of the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Notre Dame de Paris in French) by French author Victor Hugo.

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1831 - Novel - The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo

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Quasimodo's physical deformities, which include his famous hump, invoke fear in others. The novel opens to a carnival, where Quasimodo's physical appearance is mistaken for a costume.

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He was adopted as a baby by Claude Frollo and made to be the bell-ringer in the Cathedral. Deaf, blind, and barely able to speak, he falls in love with the young gypsy girl Esmeralda.

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Many adaptations and movie versions of Hugo's novel have been made. Several actors have played Quasimodo including:

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• Lon Chaney, Sr.
• Charles Laughton
• Anthony Quinn
• Anthony Hopkins
• Tom Hulce provided the voice of Quasimodo for the 1996 Disney animated version, and its sequel.
 
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