The Phantom of the Opera and the Performance of Cinema

Values From an Antagonist: Erik’s Favorable Characters From Leroux’s the Phantom of the Opera

“…Angellia (2017), Frazell (2018), Putri & Khoiri (2015), Raharto & Permatasari (2019), and Wardhani (2012) employed psychoanalysis to explain Erik's motives as an anti-hero. The novel's adaptations have also become subjects of studies, claiming the adaptations of the novels as constant success despite their respective qualities, owing to the strength of the novel's fanfiction (Biancorosso, 2018;Greco & Lopes, 2020;Winkler, 2014). Paz (2015) focused on the compositions of the Medleys in Webber's musical adaptations of the novel, while Karali (2020) revealed that Webber's composition carries emotional cognition in the audience.…”