Like Inspector Mifroid, the incompetent, unimaginative examining magistrate for the de Chagny case is unable to reach satisfying conclusions about the mysterious events that took place at the Opera. Faure’s inability to believe that a ghost or Phantom ever existed leads him to assume that Raoul must have gone crazy, and that Count Philippe’s death was accidental. His shallow, skeptical attitude causes him to dismiss the Persian’s testimony and conclude that Daroga, like Raoul, must be insane.
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M. Faure Character Timeline in The Phantom of the Opera
The timeline below shows where the character M. Faure appears in The Phantom of the Opera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue
...able to confirm that the Phantom truly existed. This happened when, after a conversation with M. Faure , the examining magistrate for the Raoul and Philippe de Chagny case, the narrator learned...
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Chapter 14
...that Erik can indeed take whatever form he wishes. The count—and, later, the examining magistrate M. Faure —becomes convinced that Raoul must have gone mad.
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...plans to take Christine Daaé away with him. Later, during police investigations, the servants told M. Faure , the examining magistrate, that such fights were not uncommon between the two brothers. The...
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Chapter 27
Appalled by this series of events, the Persian contacted the authorities. However, the examining magistrate, M. Faure , believed Daroga to be mad. Daroga thus resolved to write down his memories, hoping...
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