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26-597: Gringoire can refer to: Pierre Gringoire Gringoire (newspaper) a French newspaper between 1928 and 1944 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gringoire . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gringoire&oldid=932856583 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

52-477: A verse drama mystery play about the life of his patron's ancestor St Louis IX , Vie Monseigneur Sainct Loys par personnaiges (1514), for the Paris guild of stonemasons and carpenters . Some scholars consider this to be his masterpiece. After Francis I took the throne, he put severe restrictions on plays and playwrights in place. Gringore moved to Lorraine in 1518, where he married Catherine Roger. Despite

78-666: A play written by him, but is soon interrupted by Clopin Trouillefou , the King of Truands. When the crowd leaves the play and celebrate the crowning of Quasimodo as the Pope of Fools, Gringoire feels disappointed. Later, when he sees Esmeralda dancing near the fire, he forgets about his failed play and falls in love with her. Later that night, Gringoire follows Esmeralda walking until he witnesses Quasimodo attempting to kidnap her under Archdeacon Claude Frollo 's orders, followed by her being saved and

104-406: A quick get-away and Phoebus is presumed dead, with Esmeralda, being the only one present, presumed to be the killer. Phoebus, however, is not dead and soon recovers from his injury. But this does not stop Esmeralda from being tried and sentenced to death for attempted murder and witchcraft . Phoebus has the power to prove her innocence, but he remains silent for fear of having his adultery exposed. In

130-448: A true friend. In Disney's 2002 direct-to-video sequel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II , Phoebus (again voiced by Kline) is married to Esmeralda and they have a young son, Zephyr, who resembles him. He continues to serve as Captain of the Guard under the new Minister of Justice, and Royal Guards of France under the King, and investigates a series of thefts throughout Paris which coincide with

156-629: Is almost killed by being struck by an arrow and falling into the River Seine, but is rescued by Esmeralda from drowning. Esmeralda takes him to Notre Dame and leaves him in Quasimodo's care. Despite Quasimodo distrusting him, he and Phoebus join forces to find the Court of Miracles, the Traveller hideout, before Frollo attacks, but they are all captured when it is revealed that Frollo tricked them into helping him find

182-571: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pierre Gringoire Pierre Gringore ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡʁɛ̃ɡɔʁ] ; 1475? – 1538) was a popular poet and playwright during the Renaissance in France . Pierre Gringore was born in Normandy , at Thury-Harcourt , but the exact date and place of his death are unknown. His first work

208-625: The 1996 animated Disney film (in which his character is combined with Captain Phoebus ) and its 2002 direct-to-video sequel . He is probably best known from Hugo's book, in which he was inspired by and bears some resemblance to the historical Gringoire. During the Feast of Fools , which is when the story begins, a crowd of people arrive at the Grand Hall of the Palace of Justice where Gringoire introduces them to

234-526: The Court. In the climactic battle, Phoebus escapes captivity to rally the French citizens to fight against Frollo's thugs and liberate their city. He pursues Frollo into the cathedral and witnesses both Frollo and Quasimodo fall from the balcony, catching Quasimodo in time to save his life. In the aftermath, Phoebus steps aside to let Quasimodo have a chance with Esmeralda, but Quasimodo sees that Esmeralda loves Phoebus, and blesses their romance as they embrace him as

260-411: The arrival of a Romani circus troupe, led by Sarousch. His investigation leads him to conclude that Sarousch and his accomplice, Madelleine, are the culprits, putting a strain on his friendship with Quasimodo, who is developing a budding relationship with Madelleine. Sarousch fools Phoebus into thinking Madelleine is the sole thief so that he can steal La Fidèle, Notre Dame's most valuable bell. However, in

286-467: The bells sound. When Gringoire fails the test, he is about to be hanged under Clopin's orders until Clopin gives him another option to save his life: to marry a Roma woman present in the Court. Esmeralda comes to Gringoire's rescue and accepts him as her husband. Afterwards, Gringoire and Esmeralda have a wedding night together, during which he finds out that Esmeralda doesn't truly love him and merely tolerates him, and that he cannot touch her ever. In fact,

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312-497: The city in his ruthless manhunt for Esmeralda, after developing a lust for her, Phoebus becomes increasingly disgusted with Frollo's behavior. He finally rebels against Frollo when he objects to burning an innocent family's house with them inside just because they had given shelter to Roma in the past with no evidence that they have any knowledge of Esmeralda's current whereabouts. He is immediately sentenced to death for his rebellion and, after attempting to escape from Frollo and his men,

338-414: The end of the novel, he marries Fleur-de-Lys, and watches Esmeralda's execution with apparently little or no remorse. While Phoebus is one of the few characters to survive in the novel, he does not escape punishment entirely, as Hugo implies that his marriage will not be a happy or romantic one, condemning him to a miserable life. Most adaptations change Phoebus into a more positive character, sometimes even

364-449: The hunchback being captured by Captain Phoebus and his guards. Later, he sees some Truands come toward him and accidentally trespasses into the Court of Miracles , the home of the Truands. Clopin accuses him of entering the Court without permission, and gives him a test in order to save his life: to take a purse from the pocket of a suspended dummy hung all over with tiny bells without making

390-405: The one whom Esmeralda truly loves is Captain Phoebus. Likewise, Gringoire becomes more fond of Esmeralda's pet goat, Djali, than of Esmeralda herself. Later in the story, Gringoire breaks into the cathedral and rescues Esmeralda along with Frollo, whose identity is hidden behind a cloak. The trio leaves Notre Dame by boat to look for safety from the guards who are after Esmeralda. When the trio hear

416-419: The original novel, Phoebus is an antagonist . Despite being of noble birth and very handsome, he is also vain, untrustworthy, and a womanizer . He saves Esmeralda from Quasimodo and she falls in love with him. Phoebus makes a convincing show of returning her affections, but merely wants a night of passion. Esmeralda arranges to meet Phoebus and tells him of her love for him, and he convinces her that he feels

442-483: The primary love interest of Esmeralda. Among the actors who have played Phoebus over the years in each adaptation of the novel are: In the 1996 animated Disney adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Phoebus serves a supporting protagonist, and his character is combined with that of Pierre Gringoire from Victor Hugo's original novel. He was voiced by Kevin Kline and animated by Russ Edmonds . He returns to Paris from

468-571: The process, Zephyr is kidnapped. Phoebus leads the city guard to trap Sarousch, who almost escapes by holding Zephyr hostage. When Madelleine and Quasimodo rescue Zephyr, Phoebus and his men arrest Sarousch. At the Festival of Romance, he loudly declares his enduring love for his wife. This incarnation of Phoebus makes his debut appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance , but voiced by Phil LaMarr . His role in

494-399: The same way about her. He is in fact engaged to his cousin, Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier, a spiteful socialite who is jealous of Esmeralda's beauty. Not only that, he has agreed to let Archdeacon Claude Frollo spy on his meeting with Esmeralda. This decision proves his undoing, since as the couple prepare to have sex, the jealous Frollo attacks Phoebus and stabs him in the back. Frollo makes

520-502: The short drama Gringoire (1866) by Théodore de Banville . The short story "La chèvre de M. Seguin" appearing in Lettres de mon moulin (1869) by Alphonse Daudet takes the form of a letter addressed to Gringoire. The story within the letter is written as an object lesson intended to convince Gringoire to accept the post of journalist for a Parisian newspaper. Captain Phoebus In

546-693: The troupe to poke fun at the Papacy. Tension between France and Rome, including a revival of the Investiture Controversy , was building during this period, eventually resulting in the Italian Wars and the formation of the Catholic League in 1511. Gringore wrote several scathing indictments of Pope Julius II , for example, La Chasse du cerf des cerfs (1510) and the trilogy Le Jeu du Prince des Sots et Mère Sotte . Following his Parisian period, he wrote

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572-570: The various works in which he attacked the papacy, Gringore was a devout Catholic. One of his later works, Blazon des hérétiques (1524), attacks heretics and leaders of the Protestant Reformation , up to and including Martin Luther . A loosely fictionalized vision of Gringoire appears as an important character in Victor Hugo 's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and films based on it, except

598-452: The voice of a guard, Gringoire abandons Esmeralda and instead saves her goat Djali, resulting in Frollo's capturing Esmeralda and her death. At the end of the story, Gringoire becomes a writer of tragedies and is able to receive better attention from audiences. Among the actors who have played Gringoire over the years in each adaptation of the novel are: Gringoire is also the main character in

624-409: The wars to be Captain of the Guard under Frollo, who is portrayed as a judge in this version, because his predecessor was a "bit of a disappointment" to Frollo. However, Phoebus begins to harbor a great dislike towards Frollo for his harsh methods, and displays sympathy towards the downtrodden and poor, shown when he steps in to stop two of Frollo's thugs from arresting Esmeralda for stealing money (which

650-480: Was Le Chasteau de Labour (1499), an allegorical poem. His birth name, that Pierre Gringore himself chose to modify, was Gringon. From 1506 to 1512, he worked as an actor-manager and playwright in Paris. He is best known for the satirical plays he wrote during this period for the Confrérie des Enfants Sans Souci or Sots , a famous comedic acting troupe. While in Paris he became a favorite of Louis XII , who employed

676-399: Was honestly obtained), and requests to stop the citizens from torturing Quasimodo at the Festival of Fools. He becomes fond of Esmeralda, such as complimenting her for fighting as well as a man, and the two truly fall in love (unlike the Phoebus from the novel, who only wanted passion from Esmeralda). Midway through the film, as Frollo descends into a homicidal madness and burns down almost half

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