: Amidst the festival, a beautiful Romani dancer named Esmeralda captures the attention of three very different men: the smitten poet Gringoire, the brave Captain Phoebus, and the obsessively jealous Frollo.

: Frollo’s lust turns into a murderous rage. When he realizes Esmeralda loves Captain Phoebus, he stabs the captain and frames Esmeralda for the crime. She is sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder.

: Unlike the tragic ending of the novel, the 1939 film offers a slightly more hopeful conclusion. Esmeralda is pardoned and leaves with Gringoire. Quasimodo, safe but alone, looks at the stone gargoyles and asks, "Why was I not made of stone, like thee?" Notable Features of the 1939 Version