Hunchback of Notre Dame - Act III

Continuing the story:

Quasimodo anxiously tends to the distraught Esmeralda. She is grateful for his help but repulsed by him physically. Quasimodo is joyful and his exuberance is displayed in the Belfry of Notre Dame. However, his longing for Esmeralda torments Frollo. He searches for his in the darkened church to be with her.

Frollo is shocked to discover that Quasimodo will fight to the death to protect Esmeralda from danger. Meanwhile the beggars of Paris mount an attack onto the façade of Notre Dame. While Quasimodo is distracted Gringoire leads Esmeralda through the church to safety.

Once outside the church, Gringoire betrays Esmeralda by giving her to the enemy, Frollo. Frollo begs Esmeralda to be his but she rather die! Hurt and outraged, Frollo summons the guards to drag her to the scaffold.

Quasimodo exerts his revenge on the Archdeacon with one mighty blow, leaving Frollo’s body crushed. It’s all too late. Esmeralda has been hung already. Heartbroken, Quasimodo takes her lifeless body into his arms. As light fades he mourns for the only love of his life.