Act II of Les Misérables

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Act II of Les Misérables is the latter half of the musical in which the story’s major conflicts—especially the June Rebellion, the fates of Valjean, Javert, and the students, and the central themes of sacrifice and redemption—reach their emotional and dramatic climax.

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Act II of Les Misérables canonical 2
Act I of Les Misérables 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a musical
author Alain Boublil
Claude-Michel Schönberg
basedOn Les Misérables (novel)
linked to: Les Misérables
centralTheme forgiveness
love and loss
moral responsibility
redemption
revolution
sacrifice
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg
containsSong At the Barricade
Beggars at the Feast
Bring Him Home
Dog Eats Dog
Drink with Me
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
Finale
Javert’s Suicide
On My Own
One Day More (reprise / transition into Act II in some stagings)
linked to: One Day More

The Final Battle
The First Attack
The Second Attack
linked to: The First Attack

Turning
Valjean’s Death
Wedding Chorale
dramaticFocus climax of main character arcs
collapse of the student uprising
resolution of conflict between Valjean and Javert
featuresCharacter Cosette
Enjolras
Fantine (as apparition)
linked to: Fantine

Gavroche
Javert
Jean Valjean
Madame Thénardier
linked to: Thénardiers

Marius Pontmercy
Thénardier
linked to: Thénardiers

Éponine
follows Act I of Les Misérables
historicalEventDepicted June Rebellion of 1832
includesEvent construction of the barricade
death of Enjolras and the students
death of Gavroche
death of Jean Valjean
death of Éponine
suicide of Javert
linked to: Javert’s Suicide
language English
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer
partOf Les Misérables (musical)
linked to: Les Misérables
settingPlace Paris
settingTime June 1832

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Bring Him Home theatricalAct Act II of Les Misérables
Act II of Les Misérables follows Act I of Les Misérables
linked to: Act II of Les Misérables
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables appearsInAct Act II of Les Misérables