# Captain Phoebus de Châteaupers — Notre-Dame de Paris character guide > Captain Phoebus de Châteaupers in Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Phoebus, Captain Phoebus, monseigneur Phoebus **First appearance:** 0037-i-the-danger-of-confiding-one-s-secret-to-a-goat ## Snapshot A vain, handsome captain of archers who charms Esmeralda and his noble cousin alike, inventing a duel to cover his absences. ## Who they are Phoebus moves easily between the fashionable parlor of Fleur-de-Lys, where he lies about a wound and a garrison posting, and the square where the gypsy dancer makes his heart race. His beauty and gallantry win him forgiveness from women who should know better, and his imagination is too thin to keep his own stories straight. He matters as the glittering, hollow object of Esmeralda's love, the man whose vanity sets the plot's jealousies in motion. ## In the story ### [IV: The Inconveniences of Following a Pretty Woman Through the Streets in the Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/iv-the-inconveniences-of-following-a-pretty-woman-through-the-streets-in-the-evening) Rescues the gypsy from Quasimodo, introduces himself, and orders Quasimodo bound. He expresses regret that the gypsy fled. ### [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/book-vii) Phoebus arranges a rendezvous with Esmeralda but is stabbed by Claude Frollo, leading to Esmeralda's wrongful accusation. ### [The Danger of Confiding One's Secret to a Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-the-danger-of-confiding-one-s-secret-to-a-goat) Present with the ladies; recognizes Esmeralda and her goat, calls her up to the balcony, and later follows her after the confrontation. ### [The Effect Which Seven Oaths in the Open Air Can Produce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/vi-the-effect-which-seven-oaths-in-the-open-air-can-produce) Swears loudly outside his betrothed's house, accepts Jehan's invitation to drink, and reveals a planned rendezvous with La Esmeralda that evening. ### [VII: The Mysterious Monk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/vii-the-mysterious-monk) Leaves the tavern with Jehan, abandons him drunk in the street, and proceeds to a rendezvous with a woman, accepting money from a mysterious stranger. ### [VIII: The Utility of Windows Which Open on the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/viii-the-utility-of-windows-which-open-on-the-river) Flirts with Esmeralda, attempts to seduce her, and is stabbed by Claude Frollo. ### [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/book-viii) Revealed to be alive; engaged to Fleur-de-Lys and does not intervene to save Esmeralda. ### [The Crown Changed Into a Dry Leaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-the-crown-changed-into-a-dry-leaf) Phoebus is mentioned as dying from the stabbing, and his name is invoked in the trial. ### [Continuation of the Crown Which Was Changed Into a Dry Leaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/ii-continuation-of-the-crown-which-was-changed-into-a-dry-leaf) Mentioned as the victim of the alleged murder; Esmeralda cries out his name in her agony. ### [End of the Crown Which Was Turned Into a Dry Leaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/iii-end-of-the-crown-which-was-turned-into-a-dry-leaf) Mentioned as the victim of the alleged assassination; Esmeralda is condemned for murder upon his person. ### [IV: Lasciate Ogni Speranza—Leave All Hope Behind, Ye Who Enter Here](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/iv-lasciate-ogni-speranza-leave-all-hope-behind-ye-who-enter-here) Mentioned as the object of Esmeralda's love; Frollo claims he stabbed him and that he is dead. ### [Three Human Hearts Differently Constructed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/vi-three-human-hearts-differently-constructed) Recovering from his wound, he flirts with Fleur-de-Lys and dismisses the witch's execution as unimportant. ### [Delirium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-delirium) Mentioned in Frollo's bitter thoughts as alive, happy, and with a new mistress, having escaped death. ### [II: Hunchbacked, One-Eyed, Lame](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/ii-hunchbacked-one-eyed-lame) Mentioned in Esmeralda's thoughts as alive but no longer loving her. ### [Earthenware and Crystal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/iv-earthenware-and-crystal) Seen by Esmeralda from the cathedral roof, but he does not hear her calls; later refuses Quasimodo's plea to visit her, believing her dead. ### [The Key to the Red Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/v-the-key-to-the-red-door) Mentioned as also alive, contributing to Frollo's renewed torment. ### [Book X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/book-x) Esmeralda's beloved; she remains faithful to him despite Frollo's offers, though Phoebus does not appear in this book. ### [Châteaupers to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/vii-ch-teaupers-to-the-rescue) Leads the king's cavalry in the rescue, bearing himself valiantly. ### [The Little Shoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/i-the-little-shoe) Briefly appears, announcing his departure; Esmeralda calls out to him, inadvertently revealing her hiding place. ### [The Marriage of Phoebus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/chapters/iii-the-marriage-of-phoebus) Came to a tragic end by marrying. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/characters/phoebus_de_chateaupers - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/notre_dame_de_paris_se/characters