Quasimodo/Relationships

The relationships of Quasimodo.
==Romance==
===Madellaine ===
Quasimodo met Madellaine when she came up to the bell tower to look for La Fidèle. Quasimodo originally hid from her, not wanting to frighten her with his appearance. When she saw him hiding inside a bell she laughed and said it looked like he was wearing a really big hat which made him laugh as well. The two exchanged jokes and Quasimodo end's up becoming enamored with her. When she ask him to come out he shy's away from her and she pull's a down a drape which let light in, revealing his true form. Madellaine end's up being horrified by his appearance and run's away, apologizing. Quasimodo is disappointed but chooses not to give up and goes to the circus with Esmeralda, Phoebus and their son Zephyr in hopes of to seeing her.
Madellaine ends up approaching him after witnessing him play with Zephyr and seeing how gentle and kind he is despite his gruesome appearance. He offer's to take her of a tour around Paris which she accepts and the two end up spending time together and growing closer. He gives her a wooden figurine version of herself that he had made earlier which causes her to tear up and give him a kiss on the forehead. He later goes to Esmerelda for advice, proclaiming how he has fallen in love with Madellaine but is reluctant to tell her in fear of rejection. Esmeralda encourages him to confess his feeling's but when Quasimodo try's to tell Madellaine how he feel's he finds out that she had been using him to steal La Fidele, unaware that she had been forced into doing so by her guardian Sarousch. Madellaine try's to explain herself but she is taken away by the guards and Quasimodo is left heartbroken.
The two make up however when Zephyr is kidnapped by Sarousch who was using him as a bargaining chip to escape Paris with La Fidele. The two end up working together to rescue the young boy and stop Sarousch, with Quasimodo and Madellaine rebuilding the trust that had been broken. At the end of the film, the two share a kiss and proclaim their love for each other on top of Notre Dame.
== Friends ==
===Victor, Hugo, and Laverne===
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As can be seen throughout the film, the gargoyles are always by his side to get Quasimodo's spirits up when he's sad or bored, they always take good care of him, especially they take refuge from Frollo so they don't see them, even if they are always friends. They pass it in the cathedral, also after the death of Frollo, the gargoyles congratulate him for having saved Paris.
===Esmeralda===
Quasimodo first met Esmeralda after accidentally stumbling into her tent, instead of getting angry she asked if he was all right and after seeing no harm done helps him up. She didn't realize he was deformed and thought it was a mask, although it wasn't after bringing him onstage that she realized that he wasn't wearing a mask, she did show fear but did not cower. When she saw Quasimodo was being tortured, she was the only one who came to his aid. She tells him that he wasn't supposed to be humiliated, she then spoke against Frollo for mistreating Quasimodo. Later on after being forced back to the cathedral, Quasimodo sees Esmeralda, who is under house arrest in the church by Frollo, singing a prayer. After being caught by a parishioner and told to leave, Esmeralda follows him explaining that she never intended for any of what happened that day to occur. She soon sees Quasimodo's woodwork and other items and is impressed. Quasimodo shows her the bells and their names which Esmeralda is amazed by, after seeing the view Esmeralda wishes she could stay there but can't as she has sanctuary. After Quasimodo reveals that he was told by Frollo that gypsies were evil, Esmeralda then asks why a man as cruel as Frollo raised a sweet man like Quasimodo. He tells her that Frollo raised him, he took him in when no one else would have because he's deformed. Esmeralda after some palm reading says that Quasimodo is no monster and asks if she is evil and he says she is not. Quasimodo helps Esmeralda escape by climbing down the church and even manage to lead the guards away. Afterwards Esmeralda invites Quasimodo to live with her in the Court of Miracles saying that he'll be safe there, but Quasimodo chooses to stay at Notre Dame because of what happened today and it's where he belongs. Esmeralda than offers to visit him, while does point out Frollo as well as his work, he accepts after she briefly flirts with him and kisses him. Later on when Esmeralda has returned to the Cathedral with a wounded Phoebus she asks Quasimodo to hide him and while secretly heartbroken about the two being love, he promises to keep Phoebus safe. After Frollo warns Quasimodo about him attacking the Court of Miracles at dawn (which was a trick) Quasimodo reluctantly agrees to help Phoebus. After being saved by her and warning them of Frollo, Phoebus (recognizing Quasimodo's feelings for the gypsy girl) tells Esmeralda, it is Quasimodo who got them there which she is pleased to hear. The joy is short lived as Frollo has arrived with the army and Esmeralda and the other Romani are taken prisoner. After revealing that Quasimodo was the one who lead them there, Esmeralda remained loyal to Quasimodo by calling Frollo a liar. After Quasimodo saves Esmeralda from being burn to death she briefly chooses him over Phoebus, however Quasimodo at this point realizes he prefers Esmeralda as a friend then a love interest and blesses her relationship with Phoebus (who was shown to be ready to gently step aside seeing Esmeralda chosing Quasimodo over him). When people celebrate their victory Esmeralda still wants Quasimodo to be part of her life and she encourage him to step out of cathedral when he is finally accepted by the people of Paris. 
===Captain Phoebus===
Quasimodo's first encounter with Phoebus happens as he is looking for Esmeralda in the cathedral following her escape from its sanctuary. At first, Quasimodo is shown to be very distrusted, hostile and defensive, waving his flaming torch in the Captain's face before coming to a standstill as Phoebus confesses he only trapped her in Notre Dame to save her from Frollo and his army, to Quasimodo's surprise. Phoebus then tells him to tell Esmeralda that she is very lucky to have a friend like him before he leaves the cathedral. As Quasimodo later witnesses he and Esmeralda's romance, he is heartbroken, but later reluctantly goes with Phoebus to save Esmeralda, despite knowing she won't love him like she loves Phoebus. During the siege of Notre Dame, Phoebus can be seen saving Quasimodo from falling down the church after falling out of Esmeralda's grasp, and the hunchback reunites the couple happily. At the end of the film and beginning of the sequel, they are shown to be on good terms, with Quasimodo accepting his friendship. 
===Zephyr===
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==Enemies==
===Claude Frollo===
Claude Frollo first encountered Quasimodo as a baby, after he killed his mother. For the murder, he had to take Quasimodo and raise him as his own or face punishment in the afterlife for his crimes. Frollo was against it but accepted it as the infant may be of use to him in time. For the next twenty years, he genuinely poses as an intimidating, yet oddly comforting, a father figure to Quasimodo. Frollo was the only person Quasimodo interacted with so he was someone Quasimodo enjoyed being with.
However, when Quasimodo is twenty years old, Frollo allows him to be tortured after he sneaks out of the bell tower for which he is forbidden to leave. He is also enraged when Quasimodo helps Esmeralda escape and sneaks down to the Court of Miracles, where the gypsies are hiding. Frollo applauds him for finally proving useful to him before forcing him back to the bell tower. At this point, Quasimodo has come to fear/hate Frollo and will help anyone who treats him with kindness, such as Esmeralda.
After Quasimodo goes against him in a battle, Frollo's hatred for him reaches its limits and Frollo attempts to kill him like he "should have done twenty years ago". However, this ultimately leads to Frollo's own demise, it is worth noting when they were dangling over the molten metal, Quasimodo didn't try to let go Frollo's cape or try to get him off, which shows that Quasimodo was willing to forgive Frollo for everything.
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