love had been based on lust and passion. With respectable love came the obligation for consent.All of the new concepts in courtly love were carried out in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and pain played a main role in all of the relationships. In the forbidden relationship between Claude Frollo and the gypsy girl Esmeralda, Claude is caused severe pain because Esmeralda refuses to give her consent for him to love her. Yes, its true! Cant you see anything burning in my heart? Alas, it burns unceasingly, night and day! Doesnt it deserve at least a little pity? My love tortures me night and day! Oh, my suffering is unbearable! I assure you its something worthy of your compassion. You can see how gently Im speaking to you. I want you to stop having such a horror of me. When a man loves a woman, its not his fault Oh, my God! It is interesting that a relationship such as this one, which was not courtly at all seeing as the man and woman were both committing sins would contain one of the same aspects as those of the more proper relationships. Pain is also in the various other relationships in the book. With Phoebus and the noble lady Fluer-de-Lys, she is caused pain when he does not pay proper attention to her. It was obvious that she was much more aware of the captains coldness and absent-mindedness than her mother. He felt called upon to make some attempt at conversation with her.Also in the relationship between Phoebus and Esmeralda, not only is the same emotional pain caused to her when she knows she cannot have his love, but she is willing to endure pain for her love. Oh, my Phoebus! She murmured so softly that no one heard her. Then she resumed her statue-like immobility and silence. The sight of her would have sent the heart of anyone except a judge. She was a poor sinful soul questioned by Satan at the crimson wicket of hell. The callous hands of Pierrat Torterus assistants brutally stripped the shapely leg and the little foot which had ...
