She is arrested by Javert for assaulting a would-be client who taunts her, but after collapsing, she is immediately taken to the local hospital. Deathly ill, she clings to life only because a remorseful Jean Valjean has promised to bring Cosette to her. He fails and she dies never seeing her beloved daughter again. Cosette is only about three, but for the next five years, the lazy and cruel innkeepers physically abuse her as their servant and barely provide her sufficient clothing or a place to sleep.
She has no childhood aside from her age. Even the patrons of the tavern howl with laughter when Madame chases and beats Cosette with a belt. The good news is, Cosette will eventually be rescued by Jean ValJean. Javert David Oyelowo; Selma is a solitary, obsessed law enforcement officer for whom there is only right and wrong.
You chose the former and I chose the latter. He despises Jean Valjean and is confused every time he witnesses Jean Valjean bravely come to the aid of a person in distress. Javert does not believe in using human judgment in legal matters; there is only the letter of the law.
As he rises from prison guard in Toulon to Chief Inspector of Paris, he can take no satisfaction in his achievements while Jean Valjean is free under assumed identities. But Javert is not a boring, dry figure. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Follow Following. Sign me up.
Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website. Remember, you want it to sound like a jowelly puff of air — not like Dracula. It's tempting to pronounce it "shever" because in English words end with an "errr" sound, not a light "ruh" sound.
In fact, the correct pronunciation is the latter one: "shevruh. Method 2. The first step is the same for this alternate pronunciation: just say "lay. Say "mizz. The syllable should rhyme with the word "whizz.
Say "er. Feel free to use the standard English "hard r" sound here. Say "obb. That's all you need to pronounce "Les Miserables" in the anglicized way. Simply string the syllables above together and sound them out: "lay mizzerrobb.
Even with this easier pronunciation in wide use, some English speakers still use different pronunciations of "Les Miserables.
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. As noted above, there's no better way to learn how to pronounce these words than to listen to actual French speakers say it. Try visiting the Forvo. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. If you really want to pronounce "Les Miserables" authentically, you may want to try adopting a regional French accent. Not all French speakers speak the same way — just like someone from the American South will sound different than someone from London, two people from different parts of France can have noticeably different accents.
See this video for a look at the various accents of French-speakers. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. Related wikiHows How to. How to. Co-authors: Updated: October 21, Categories: French. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. The hardest part of learning French is pronunciation. If there was a program like this for basic pronunciation I would at least have a chance to learn the language.
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