Fantine
Sign in to saveFantine () is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. She is a young grisette in Paris who is impregnated by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their child, Cosette, on her own. Originally a beautiful and naive girl, Fantine is eventually forced by circumstances to become a prostitute to support her daughter, losing her beauty and health until she finally dies of tuberculosis.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Fantine
- Character.series
- Les Misérables
- Character.image
- Margaret Bernardine Hall - Fantine - Google Art Project.jpg
- Character.image_size
- 220px
- Character.caption
- Fantine by Margaret Hall
- Character.creator
- Victor Hugo
- Character.gender
- Female
- Character.occupation
- Seamstress, Factory worker, prostitute
- Character.significant_other
- Félix Tholomyès
- Character.children
- Cosette (daughter)
- Character.relatives
- Marius Pontmercy (son-in-law)
- Character.nationality
- French
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Margaret Bernardine Hall - Fantine - Google Art Project.jpg
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- name in native language
- Fantine
- Commons category
- Fantine (character)
- date of birth
- 1796-00-00
- date of death
- 1823-00-00
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13 sectionsContents
- In the novel
- Description
- Tholomyès and Cosette
- The Thénardiers
- Loss of work
- Prostitution
- Death
- Character
- In the musical
- Differences in the musical
- Adaptations
- References
- External links
Fantine () is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. She is a young grisette in Paris who is impregnated by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their child, Cosette, on her own. Originally a beautiful and naive girl, Fantine is eventually forced by circumstances to become a prostitute to support her daughter, losing her beauty and health until she finally dies of tuberculosis.
She was first played in the musical by Rose Laurens in France, and when the musical came to England, Patti LuPone played Fantine in the West End. Fantine has since been played by numerous actresses.