A discussion question that I have about The Phantom of the Opera is “Do you believe the Phantom is a spirit or a physical being?”
In Chapter 7, the Phantom sends a letter to the managers making requests, and when they do the opposite of what he asks, the chandelier comes crashing down and Carlotta croaks like a frog in the middle of her performance. Up to this point, we have not physically seen the Phantom and there is much speculation about who he (or what) it is. The letter is signed from the Opera Ghost. Especially in today’s day in age, there is much speculation over whether or not ghosts are real, or a figure of our imagination. In the time period that this book was written, spirits had a taboo surrounding it and therefore was very controversial about who or what the phantom could be.
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