Esmeralda

Esmeralda is the heroine of Disney's 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame and its sequel. She is voiced by Demi Moore.

Personality
She is a fearless and streetwise gypsy with a heart of gold (and is very capable of defending herself). She's also able to look beyond physical appearances and is one of the first -- and only -- people in both films to befriend the deformed yet lovable hunchback Quasimodo. Esmeralda is a wonderful heroine whose greatest wish is to see outcasts like Quasimodo and her fellow gypsies be accepted into society and be treated as people.



She is very beautiful and attracts the attention of three men during the course of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo is the first to fall for her as soon as he meets her during the Festival of Fools. Claude Frollo takes a (rather unhealthy) liking to the gypsy as well, and sinks into dreams of obsession about her. He then gives her the chance to live with him as his wife, or to die at the stake, when she is accused of witchcraft. Phoebus also loves her, and he is eventually the one who winds up earning her love in return.

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Esmeralda goes barefoot in the first film (but wears black shoes in the sequel), and she has light brown skin, raven-black hair, and striking emerald-green eyes.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
She is the deuteragonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is first seen dancing in thr streets for coins, then some guards are harassing her, but with the help of Djali and Phoebus, Esmeralda escapes. She is then seen dancing at the festival of fools and catches the attention of everyone, even Frollo. When the time comes to crown the king of fools, she pulls Quasimodo onto the stage, think his face to be a mask. When the crowd is torturing Quasimod, she comes to his aid and accuses Frollo of Cruelty for not having it stopped sooner.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
In The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, Esmeralda becomes Phoebus' wife and has a son named Zephyr. She also wears black shoes instead of being barefoot.

Trivia

 * Esmeralda is not part of the official disney princess line up. Concidentally, she appears in books and doll sets promoting the disney princess franchise.
 * In the second movie Esmeralda's hairstyle is drawn like Aurora's from Sleeping Beauty (but only in some scenes).
 * In the original book by Victor Hugo, Esmeralda is successfullly killed by Frollo and is the main protagonist in the book.