Serena Su 蘇詩涵
 This show portrayed the historical background
about half of century the social life of the French,
like the Battle of Waterloo and 1832 Paris Uprising
.And the most important was the miserable
destiny of the people at the bottom of society. For
example, the remote small town, the emerging
industrial city, the terrifying court, the dark
prison, the suburban inn, the tragic slum, and the
drainage. Every scene was as vivid as life and the
images were so clear and also the morale was vast.
 It was said to be the combine of realism and
romanticism.
 Victor Hugo had enthusiasm for
democratic revolution and also clearly
praised and admired revolutionary
people’s passion.
 There were two performance areas on
stage one is for singing while other
circle stage is for performing and the
later even can rotate.
 At the beginning, a group of prisoners
were working hard under the burning
sun and supervised by strictly soldiers
on the circle At that time, the society
had no concept of human rights. The
prisoners lived like a living death.
 And about the law executor, to be
described euphemistically was doing
his duty, but actually he was the
watchdog of draconian laws.
 Cosette’s foster parents were the
innkeepers. They were the other type of
the typical middle and lower class at
that time, lived in poverty but liked to
gain advantage everywhere. They didn’t
have any ideas of future and
democracy, they just wanted more
money!
 Hugo let Valjean, Fantine and Cosette
explained the three problems at that
time- “Poverty lets a man be frustrated.
Famine lets a women be driven to
prostitution. Darkles lets a child be
emaciated.” Said by himself.
 After the war, women came to street
and question is there anything change?
 But in the end, there is another turning
point! All of the characters were
singing a song of hope. “Somewhere
beyond the barricade , there is a world
you long to see.”