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night-unfurls-its-splendour · 11 months

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You know

I don't have a lot positive to say about the re-staged version of the ALW musical.

But I will admit I do kind of like the fact that Raoul barges into Christine's dressing room as she's undressing.

I like this because, on the surface its very ha ha, so awkward uwu, but it also highlights how very scandalous this very action is.

In 19th century theatre culture (especially in France) there's only one reason a man (the patron of the Opera, who is the main financial backer of the establishment) goes into a singer's dressing room with a bottle of champagne. Whether that is Raoul's intention doesn't matter: he's a man of society, he's the responsible one here, or he should be.

But setting that aside, this really makes me think about how Raoul is never thinking about Christine in a circumspect fashion. He is not thinking about the fact that this is a private area he is entering uninvited--a private area that is private for the very specific reason: at any point, Christine could very well be naked or otherwise in a state of vulnerability and/or undress behind that door. He does not knock, or announce himself. He either is not thinking about this or does not care. Both are bad.

(And yes I am conscious of the fact that Christine is not only undressing, but undressing in front of the mirror; the mirror that Erik is, in all likelihood, hiding behind, even as she does so).

To Raoul, as much as (perhaps even more so than) to Erik, Christine is an object. An object to be, by turns, admired, pitied, placated and protected.

Perhaps I find this so interesting because in the book, Raoul is shown to invade the sanctum samctorum of Christine's dressing room without her knowledge or consent several times.

"When you were pitying him the other night, the night of the masked ball. When you came into your dressing room, didn't you say 'Poor Erik'? Well Christine, there was Poor Raoul who overheard you!"

"That is the second time you have listened at my door, M. de Chagny!"

"I was not at your door! I was in the dressing room! In your boudoir, mademoiselle!"

An interesting contrast to Erik, who, in spite of abducting Christine, holding her against her will etc. always knocks three times on her door before entering her bedroom in the house by the lake, and gives her his word that in that apartment and in her dressing room she is assured of privacy from him.

"How can you believe yourself safer here in the theatre?" Raoul asked. "If you can hear him through the walls, then he can certainly hear us."

"No. He gave me his word that he would not be behind the walls of my dressing room again, and I trust Erik's word. My dressing room and my room in the house by the lake are mine exclusively, and are sacred to him.

Also very interesting to me is that on my fourth read of various English translations of the book [1911, 1911 restored, 1990 Lowell Bair, and 1996 Leonard Wolf] there is never any indication that I've noticed that Christine's mirror is two-way glass. It does not slide to the side as depicted in movies/ the musical. The mirror is built into the wall itself and turns with the wall on a pivot like a revolving door. There is never any mention of him looking at her through the mirror, only listening and speaking to her through her walls.

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ereyies · 4 months

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I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU GUYS ON TUMBLR DON’T WORRY IVE JUST BEEN MAKING A BUNCH OF PHANTOM STUFF FOR TIK TOK!! <3333

will get back to frankenposting asap i swear

#art #fanart #phantom of the opera #phantom #erik poto #the phantom of the opera #erik the phantom #phandom #phanart #poto book #poto musical #christine poto #poto fanart #phantom of the opera fanart #phantom of the opera phanart #lerik #book erik

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ablatheringblatherskite · 2 months

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This is literally Raoul de Chagny okay OKAY???????

DON'T TOUCH HIMMMMMMM

#i am so protective of him okay #he's just a BABY #raoul de chagny #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #poto #poto leroux #poto book #poto musical #asterrisks #favorite asterrisks

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negativ3cr33p · 10 months

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POV: Erik kidnaps you

#i love this book #poto #poto book #erik doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing #he keeps crying #art #artwork #fanart #traditional art #phanart #phandom #erik #erik the phantom #christine daaé #christine daae

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surgitart · 1 year

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character design development of erik 🦉 my book design is a little bit winslow-pilled i’ll admit but i’d argue winslow is a little bit more like a falcon than an owl.. but who knows LOL

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goatswamp · 5 months

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i cannot explain but adhd feels like this.

#phantom of the opera #gaston leroux #poto book #book quotes #adhd #idk guys for me it feels like that

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electrosweaters-arts · 10 months

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why’s Erik’s tibbies so big? /pos

I guess you could call them phantom tits

#his ass does NOT breast boobily!!!!1 #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto #erik the phantom #erik poto #gothic literature #gothic lit #classic literature #poto book #erik destler #cryptid college stuff

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sillyvampireboi · 1 year

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Holds him gently 🤲

Only a quick sketch now as well but I’m planning to do more Erik art! ^^

Find me on Kofi | commissions are open <3

#sketches #sketchbook #poto #poto fanart #poto art #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera fanart #erik #erik phantom #poto erik #the opera ghost #poto book #my art 🦇#phanart

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nyxinterstellar · 2 months

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if i queued my posts i would tag them as "tonight i gave queue my soul"

#queue #queued #queued posts #queue tag #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto book #poto shitpost #poto memes #🖋️

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hug-me-brutha · 1 year

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So many phantom adaptations are like "hey look it's the rat catcher! Remember the rat catcher from the book? Yea, we have him! Wohoo rat catcher!"

Where's the man in the black felt hat? Y'all love the rat catcher but where's the appreciation for my guy The Man in the Black Felt Hat?

#poto #phantom of the opera #poto book #phantom of the opera book

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night-unfurls-its-splendour · 1 month

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You know I know we all love the Daroga Erik Buddy sit-com where Daroga bursts into to Erik's House, Kramer stylez (except its always to demand that Erik tell him if he killed some one, crashed or exploded something etc.) But I love that in Canon, Daroga cannot even get into Erik's house. He can't even get twenty feet out into the lake. And Erik ALWAYS knows when he's around. So I think it's equally funny to have Daroga trying his darndest to throw rocks at Erik's door from across the lake like "ERIK, DAMMIT I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME. GET OUT HERE. ERIK!!"

#phantom of the opera #poto #poto book #erik the phantom #daroga #the persian

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ereyies · 6 months

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The Weeping Angel.

what listening to the smiths does to a mf 😔😔

hi guys it's me, lainie!!! starting off november with some more phantom art. this is just the sketch so far and im probably going to go lineless for the colours but the sketch just looked so nice i simply had to share.

chapter 2 of my fanfic has been released, so you can check it out here!

thank you so much for all the likes and reposts on my drawings, i'm still trying to figure out how tumblr works so it is all very much appreciated!!

love you all <333

#art #fanart #erik poto #erik the phantom #phantom #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #phandom #phanart #phantom of the opera fanart #phantom of the opera phanart #fanfiction #poto #poto musical #poto book

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ablatheringblatherskite · 2 months

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HI I finally finished the Phantom of the Opera book and I'm not emotionally or mentally available rn thank you for understanding :)))

#asterrisks #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #poto #poto leroux #gaston leroux #poto book #favorite asterrisks

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negativ3cr33p · 10 months

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