Show Synopsis: Judge Claude Frollo is forced to raise a hunchback baby he names Quasimodo, who becomes a bellringer for Notre Dame and never leaves the cathedral. He is encouraged by his only friends, three living stone gargoyles, to go to the Festival of Fools, where the beautiful and magical gypsy Esmeralda saves him from a riot. Esmeralda runs to Notre Dame to escape being arrested for witchcraft and befriends Quasimodo, who begins to fall in love with her. Frollo falls in love with her as well, and when she escapes the cathedral, he orders a manhunt across the entire city. Phoebus has fallen in love with Esmeralda as well, and when he defies Frollo's orders he flees his arrest. He and Esmeralda go to the cathedral for refuge, but Frollo tricks Quasimodo and Phoebus to leading him to the gypsy community, and he captures them all. Frollo chains Quasimodo up and prepares to burn Esmeralda at the stake, but Quasimodo escapes and rescues her. Phoebus frees himself and leads gypsies and other Parisians in mob against Frollo. Frollo breaks into the cathedral, fights Quasimodo, and dies. Phoebus and Esmeralda declare their love for each other and Quasimodo is considered a hero, and not a monster, by all of Paris. Character: Esmeralda, a young and gypsy dancer with magic powers; very independent and longs for justice for her people; extremely kind. Song Context: Phoebus will not arrest Esmeralda for witchcraft while she is in a cathedral, despite Frollo's pleadings. Esmeralda hopes that God will protect the other gypsies as well. Fun Facts: 1) This movie is based loosely on Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which Esmeralda is not as outspoken and not as outwardly kind to Quasimodo. 2) This song was temporarily replaced with "Someday" in pre-production, but that song was eventually decided to be better suited to play while the credits were rolling. 3) Members of the production team traveled to Paris to visit the city and its landmark in the movie's title.
"I don't know if You can hear me Or if You're even there. I don't know if You would listen To a gypsy's prayer. Yes, I know I'm just an outcast I shouldn't speak to you Still I see Your face and wonder... Were You once an outcast too? God help the outcasts Hungry from birth Show them the mercy They don't find on earth God help my people We look to You still God help the outcasts Or nobody will I ask for nothing I can get by But I know so many Less lucky than I. Please help my people, The poor and downtrod. I thought we all were The children of God. God help the outcasts Children of God ."