Act II of Les Misérables

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Act II of Les Misérables is the latter half of the musical in which the story’s major conflicts—especially the June Rebellion, the fates of Valjean, Javert, and the students, and the central themes of sacrifice and redemption—reach their emotional and dramatic climax.

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Act II of Les Misérables canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a musical
author Alain Boublil NERFINISHED
Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED
basedOn Les Misérables (novel) NERFINISHED
centralTheme forgiveness
love and loss
moral responsibility
redemption
revolution
sacrifice
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED
containsSong At the Barricade NERFINISHED
Beggars at the Feast NERFINISHED
Bring Him Home NERFINISHED
Dog Eats Dog NERFINISHED
Drink with Me NERFINISHED
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables NERFINISHED
Finale
Javert’s Suicide NERFINISHED
On My Own NERFINISHED
One Day More (reprise / transition into Act II in some stagings) NERFINISHED
The Final Battle NERFINISHED
The First Attack NERFINISHED
The Second Attack NERFINISHED
Turning NERFINISHED
Valjean’s Death NERFINISHED
Wedding Chorale NERFINISHED
dramaticFocus climax of main character arcs
collapse of the student uprising
resolution of conflict between Valjean and Javert
featuresCharacter Cosette NERFINISHED
Enjolras NERFINISHED
Fantine (as apparition) NERFINISHED
Gavroche NERFINISHED
Javert NERFINISHED
Jean Valjean NERFINISHED
Madame Thénardier NERFINISHED
Marius Pontmercy NERFINISHED
Thénardier NERFINISHED
Éponine NERFINISHED
follows Act I of Les Misérables NERFINISHED
historicalEventDepicted June Rebellion of 1832 NERFINISHED
includesEvent construction of the barricade
death of Enjolras and the students
death of Gavroche
death of Jean Valjean
death of Éponine
suicide of Javert NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer NERFINISHED
partOf Les Misérables (musical) NERFINISHED
settingPlace Paris NERFINISHED
settingTime June 1832

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Bring Him Home theatricalAct Act II of Les Misérables