| Esmeralda | |
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| The Hunchback of Notre-Dame character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Merson_-_esmeralda-and-quasimodo-1905(1).jpg) Esmeralda gives water to Quasimodo tied to the pillory. A Tear for a Drop of Water by Luc-Olivier Merson (1903). | |
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| Created by | Victor Hugo |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Agnès (birth name) |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Family | Paquette "la Chantefleurie" Guybertaut (mother) Djali (goat) |
| Spouse | Pierre Gringoire |
| Origin | Paris |
| Nationality | French Romani |
Esmeralda (French: [ɛs.me.ʁɑl.da]), born Agnès, is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris). She is a French Roma girl (near the end of the book, it is revealed that her biological mother was a French woman). She constantly attracts men with her seductive dances, and is rarely seen without her clever goat Djali. She is around 16 years old and has a kind and generous heart.