The Phantom of the Opera

by

Gaston Leroux

Baroness de Castelot-Barbezav / Little Meg Giry Character Analysis

Mme Giry’s daughter eventually becomes the prima ballerina in the Opera’s corps de ballet. She tells other ballerinas a secret: that her mother, the box attendant, interacts with the Opera ghost on a regular basis, and that he is invisible. Although Meg Giry does not become an Empress, as the Phantom once promised her mother, she does marry into the aristocracy, thus suggesting that the Phantom might actually have the power to see into the future.
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Baroness de Castelot-Barbezav / Little Meg Giry Character Timeline in The Phantom of the Opera

The timeline below shows where the character Baroness de Castelot-Barbezav / Little Meg Giry appears in The Phantom of the Opera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
The Natural vs. the Supernatural Theme Icon
Violence, Revenge, and Redemption Theme Icon
Little Meg Giry then notes that Joseph Buquet should keep quiet, because her mother, Mme Giry, says... (full context)
Chapter 5
The Natural vs. the Supernatural Theme Icon
Violence, Revenge, and Redemption Theme Icon
The box attendant, Mme Giry, mother of the ballerina Little Meg Giry, finally arrives. Richard talks to her in a brusque way, which shocks her, and... (full context)
Chapter 17
The Natural vs. the Supernatural Theme Icon
Beauty vs. Ugliness Theme Icon
...Phantom gives her ten francs for this service, but has also promised her to make Little Meg , her daughter, Empress in 1885, following a long line of dancers who have integrated... (full context)