“At the end of the Day” character : Poor people of France

1. “At the end of the Day” character : Poor people of France At the end of the day you're another day olderAnd that's all you can say for the life of the poorIt's a struggle, it's a warAnd there's nothing that anyone's givingOne more day standing about, what is it for?One day less to be living.At the end of the day you're another day colderAnd the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chillAnd the righteous hurry pastThey don't hear the little ones cryingAnd the plague is coming on fast, ready to killOne day nearer to dying!At the end of the day there's another day dawningAnd the sun in the morning is waiting to riseLike the waves crash on the sandLike a storm that'll break any secondThere's a hunger in the landThere's a reckoning still to be reckoned andThere's gonna be hell to payAt the end of the day! (Lyrics from www.elyrics.net)

2. “ I dreamed a dream” character: fantine A working-class girl who leaves her hometown to seek her fortune in Paris, Fantine’s innocent affair with a dapper student leaves her pregnant and abandoned. Although she is frail, she makes a Herculean effort to feed herself and her daughter, Cosette. Even as she descends into prostitution, she never stops caring for Cosette who is being boarded by the Thénardiers. Fantine represents the destruction that nineteenth-century French society cruelly wreaks on the less fortunate.

3. “ I dreamed a dream” LYRICS There was a time when men were kindWhen their voices were softAnd their words invitingThere was a time when love was blindAnd the world was a songAnd the song was excitingThere was a time, then it all went wrong… I dreamed a dream in times gone byWhen hope was high and life worth livingI dreamed that love would never dieI dreamed that God would be forgivingThen I was young and unafraidAnd dreams were made and used and wastedThere was no ransom to be paidNo song unsung, no wine untasted He slept a summer by my sideHe filled my days with endless wonderHe took my childhood in his strideBut he was gone when autumn cameAnd still I dream he'll come to meThat we'll live the years togetherBut there are dreams that cannot beAnd there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would beSo much different from this hell I'm livingSo different now from what it seemedNow life has killed the dream I dreamed. www.elyrics.net

4. “Master of the House” characters : ThÉnardiers Monsieur and Madame Thénardier run an inn and were boarding Cossette (Fantine’s daughter). They made a big profit margin by cheating their guests. Master of the house, keeper of the zooReady to relieve 'em of a sou (French currency) or two.Watering the wine, making up the weightPickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straightEverybody loves a landlordEverybody's bosom friendI do whatever pleasesJesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the miceTwo percent for looking in the mirror twiceHere a little slice, there a little cutThree percent for sleeping with the window shutWhen it comes to fixing pricesThere are a lot of tricks I knowsHow it all increases, all them bits and piecesJesus! It's amazing how it grows!(Lyrics from www.elyrics.net)

5. “On My Own” characters : Eponine The daughter of Monsieur and Madame Thénardier , Eponine grew up with Cosette. As young children, Eponine lived in comfort while Cosette was treated as a servant. Now years later, Cosette lives a pampered life supplied by her adoptive father Jean Val Jean. Both girls fall in love with young student and revolutionary Marius. In this song, Eponine realizes that Marius loves Cosette and Eponine’slove for him is unrequited. Cosette & Marius Eponine

6. On my own pretending he's beside meAll alone, I walk with him till morningWithout him, I feel his arms around meAnd when I lose my way I close my eyesAnd he has found meIn the rain the pavement shines like silverAll the lights are misty in the riverIn the darkness, the trees are full of starlightAnd all I see is him and me forever and foreverI love him, but when the night is overHe is gone, the river's just a riverWithout him, the world around me changesThe trees are bare and everywhereThe streets are full of strangersI love him, but every day I'm learningAll my life, I've only been pretendingWithout me, his world will go on turningA world that's full of happinessThat I have never knownI love himI love himI love himBut only on my own(Lyrics from www.elyrics.net) “On My Own” Lyrics

7. Other important charactersJean Valjean & Bishop Myriel Jean Valjeanwas sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving nephew. After twenty years of hard labor he is released but as an ex-convict, he finds it difficult to find work. In a moment of desperation, he steals silver from the home of Bishop Myriel. As he is caught and brought to the home to face the charges, the Bishop shows him mercy by claiming that the silver was a gift to Jean Valjean and proceeds to give him the last of the silver, a valuable pair of candlesticks. In a private conversation, the Bishop now urges Valjean to use this opportunity to become an honest man. Valjean must then violate his parole in order to change his name and start life anew. In his new role as the major and owner of a prosperous factory of a small town, he saves Fantine and as she is dying, promises to find her daughter Cosette and care for her. Colm Wilkinson was the original Jean Valjean in the stage production of Les Misérables. In the recently released movie version, he plays the role of Bishop Myriel.

8. Other important characters Inspector Javert Inspector Javert is a police inspector who strictly believes in law and order and will stop at nothing to enforce France’s harsh penal codes. Javert is incapable of compassion or pity, and performs his work with such passion that he takes on a nearly animal quality when he is on the chase. He nurses an especially strong desire to recapture Valjean, whose escapes and prosperity he sees as an affront to justice. Ultimately, Javert is unable to say with certainty that Valjean deserves to be punished. This ambiguity undermines the system of belief on which Javert bases his life and forces him to choose between hypocrisy and honor. This rift eventually causes him to end his life.