Why does Christine kiss the Phantom before leaving him?

In a moment of pity and compassion, Christine kisses the Phantom, in an effort to show him kindness for the first time in his life. The Phantom, moved by this, frees Raoul and lets them both go so they may live happily together.
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Did Christine fall in love with the Phantom?

Christine is a chorus / ballet girl, who becomes the object of obsession, passion and love for the mysterious Phantom of the Opera. He becomes her mentor, and with his help, she is chosen to replace the company's prima donna, Carlotta.
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Why does Christine give the Phantom her engagement ring just before she leaves?

Raoul's ring to Christine, her engagement ring which she wears around her neck in a chain in Masquerade (and which the Phantom rips off singing “Your chains are still mine, you will sing for me!”). Christine gives it back to him because the ring indicates a promise she cannot keep.
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Why did the Phantom let Christine leave him?

He decides that he does not want to force her to live an unhappy life with him knowing she dose not truly love him so he lets her go to with Raoul. We can also say that the Phantom wouldn't have let her go if he didn't truly love and care about her and her wellbeing.
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Why is the Phantom so obsessed with Christine?

Erik the Phantom

When he came across Christine, he decided to teach her as a way of leaving his mark. After a while, Erik fell in love with Christine. His isolation had made him obsessive over her and he tried to drag Christine down into the depths with him, unable to comprehend her own freedom.
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Why did the Phantom cry after Christine kissed him?

The Phantom is crying, devastated. He has never known human love. Christine's gesture—her sacrifice and at the same time commitment—are too much for this tragic man to bear.
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Did Christine sleep with Phantom?

His ability to engage in intercourse is further demonstrated in the sequel to Lloyd-Webber's show, "Love Never Dies," in which it is revealed that the Phantom and Christine engaged in intercourse the night before her wedding, resulting in her pregnancy.
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How long was Christine in the Phantom's Lair?

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It's really unclear how long Christine stays underground with the Phantom when she first visits his lair. It feels like only one night, but when we meet up with the opera managers, enough time has passed for them to open an entirely different show and woo back their former diva.
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What does the Phantom call Christine?

Why does the Phantom call both Christina and himself "Angel of Music?" And again in "Phantom of the Opera" he sings, Sing! Sing, my Angel of Music!
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What happens when Christine sees the Phantom's face?

She responds by removing the Phantom's mask, so that the entire audience can see his deformed face. Enraged, he flees the stage with Christine in tow.
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Did Christine actually love Raoul?

She never truly loved Raoul and always loved The Phantom instead.
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Does Christine kiss the Phantom?

“I love you” is the last thing the Phantom says to Christine. After he's taken her down to his lair for the final time and tried to make her choose between living with him or killing her boyfriend, Raoul. It's after she's kissed him and he's seen the error of his ways and let them both go without killing anyone (else).
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What does Christine give the Phantom at the end?

Christine gives the ring back to the Phantom who sadly tells Christine that he loves her. Christine forces herself to leave with Raoul in the boat.
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Did the Phantom get Christine pregnant?

The day before her wedding, Christine had an affair with the Phantom, thus becoming lovers and between the two, Gustave was born. He was very close with his mother, more close with her than his stepfather. All his life, Christine told him that Raoul was his father, without revealing who his birth father was.
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Did Erik really love Christine?

As he returns to the his home, Gérard confronts Erik about releasing Christine. Erik refuses because he loves Christine and believes given time she would love him too.
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Why did Raoul love Christine?

That's when he falls in love with Christine Daae, not because she can sing, but because she's so damn full of love that she can find it in her to give a little to this pitiful creature who has done nothing but manipulate her; because she can give up everything that makes her own life worth living to save the life of ...
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Why is Christine called Little Lottie?

Little Lotte is the name of a character in a poem called A Child's first sorrow by Andreas Munch. Christine and Raul used to read it before her father died, and Christine adopted the name. It is also a name of an old game where the little lotte has too chose from three items.
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What does Raoul call Christine?

She moves away and sits at her dressing table. CHRISTINE (spoken) You remember that too? RAOUL LITTLE LOTTE, THOUGH AM I FONDER OF DOLLS...
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How much older is phantom than Christine?

In the same regard, due to the Phantom's childhood connection with Madame Giry, it's also safe to say that the Phantom is at least 15-20 years older than Christine. So to recap, a 30-40-year-old man has been preying upon a 15-20-year-old girl, kidnaps her and reveals a twisted scenario of secretly marrying her.
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Did the Phantom visit Christine's grave?

At the end of the movie, an old Raoul appears to be visiting Christine's grave. As he approaches her tombstone, he saw a red rose on the side of it—an indication that the Phantom has paid her a visit. There is nothing like this in the novel because the Phantom killed himself at the end of the story.
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Why did Phantom let Christine go?

The Phantom decided that the happiness of Christine lies with Raoul and not with him. In an act of love, he lets her go. The ending scene shows how even after years, the Phantom still remembers Christine and loves her.
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What if Christine chooses the Phantom?

Christine Makes her Choice (The Phantom of the Opera)

Choose freedom and her fiancé, Raoul, would be killed, or choose the Phantom and Raoul would be set free. She chooses the Phantom and sacrifices her life for the person she loves. Since she chose the Phantom she must stay with the him for the rest of her life.
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Does Christine Daae have Stockholm syndrome?

That troublesome plot: Christine Daae is a member of the ensemble at the Opera Populaire -- and possibly an undiagnosed sufferer of Stockholm Syndrome.
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Why was the Phantom disfigured?

In the original novel, Leroux tells us that the phantom was born disfigured and haunts the opera house to satisfy his love of music without being seen. The 1943 film changed this explanation to say that he had acid splashed in his face.
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What is the Phantom's real name?

The Phantom's real name was eventually introduced into the comic strip as Kit Walker. Was Erik, the phantom in 'The Phantom of the Opera' based on a real person at all? Some sources say yes, others say no. Leroux himself claimed on his deathbed that his story was true.
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