Skripsi
The true beauty behind the phantom’s mask in andrew lloyd webber’s the phantom of the opera / Dina Natasya
Abstrak
The Phantom of the Opera is a work of fiction written by Gaston Leroux. It has been successfully adapted into other literary works including films and plays (Kromer 2011). The popularity of his work is still skyrocketing. The play is presented in multiple countries to this day. Intrinsic elements are crucial in play. The Phantom mask has a paradoxical meaning as an object that cannot be separated from him. The paradox refers to the beauty that the Phantom desires for affection. Therefore the paradoxical meaning of the mask which also contains a metaphorical symbol of the Phantom s appearance will be explored further in this research using a close reading approach. This analysis is based on the play The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. On the other hand narrative analysis and related conversational dialogue are used to discover the metaphorical meaning of the mask. Then its intensity will be linked directly to the paradoxical meaning that wearing a mask to cover a flaw actually hides pure beauty. So this study can prove the hypothesis that covering the face with a mask does not always radiate beauty and that the face that covers it is actually beautiful without realizing it.