Confidants: The Phantom Of The Opera

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That friend you turn to, or the sibling you can always confide in, those are confidants. A confidant is a common recurring theme in many literary styles, and is found in almost all pieces of literature. However, no piece of literature has a confidant character as complex as the Phantom in the musical "The Phantom of the Opera". The Phantom is a turn from the traditional confidant, who would be a friend of the heroine, or Christine in this case, and turns from a confidant to the main antagonist. The Phantom of the Opera used the Phantom as a confidant to add depth to his and Christine's relationship, and also to be able to contrast the different ranges of human emotion. The Phantom was used in the play "The Phantom of the Opera" as a confidant

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