Unlike his colleagues Mercier and Rémy, the chorus-master is superstitious and open to the possibility of supernatural events such as the Phantom’s existence. Believing that the Persian has the “Evil Eye,” Gabriel hurts himself while frantically trying to flee from him. On the evening of Christine Daaé’s disappearance, he concludes that this must be the Phantom’s doing. Like Mercier, he takes part in locking up Mme Giry so that she will not interfere with Moncharmin and Richard’s efforts to discover the Phantom’s tricks.
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Gabriel Character Timeline in The Phantom of the Opera
The timeline below shows where the character Gabriel appears in The Phantom of the Opera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...the girls about what they have seen, Little Jammes defends their narrative by explaining that Gabriel, the chorus-master, saw the ghost the day before: The Persian, a mysterious man whom everyone...
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Chapter 15
...to be disturbed. When their door finally opens, Moncharmin angrily asks for a safety pin. Gabriel, the chorus-master, notes that this situation must be the Phantom’s doing. Rémy, the secretary, adds...
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Noticing that Gabriel is pretending not to know what Rémy is talking about, Rémy finally says that he...
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Chapter 18
...the night before, while Moncharmin keeps track of the envelope in his pocket. He orders Gabriel and Mercier to lock Mme Giry up up so that she will not be able...
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