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eview byRuthM.Zak VICTOR HUGO, A TUMULTUOUS LIFE Part II , - Like Voltaire, one hundred years ago, Victor Hugo rushed to become a member of the Chamber of Deputies academy. This was < a political organization that gave an aspiring writer a title of im­ portance. Victor Hugo envied Francois Rene de Chantanbriand and M. Lamartine, both active in this organization and influential men of that day. Many of the members of the academy were skeptical as to the value of writers. It was in 1836 that Victor put in his application but was laughed out of the society. This, however, did not stop Victor. He was of strong will and applied a second time that same year and again they all voted against his joining the academy. Victor Hugo waited three years and applied again. At this time, the application won him acceptance into the famed academy. A great admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte, Victor approved his beliefs of governmental systems and he wrote many poems of Napoleon's good qualities and wrote these qualities inconspicuously into his poetry, (so as not to go against the beliefs of his society). Many believed Napoleon an enemy to France. Charles-August in Sainte- Beuve was a known lover of Sophie Hugo and he ridiculed Victor's poetry in public. Victor and his friend. Theophile Gautier, saw to it that all of Paris knew of Sainte-Beuve's remarks and then printed them up in their own magazine. After which. Sainte-Beuve seldom left his home and lived a dif­ ferent life. It was now 1837 and the completion of the "Arc de Triumphe" was celebrated throughout France. Victor did not celebrate this occasion for his father's name was not included with the other famed Imperial Generals on the distinguished roll inscribed on the Arc. In the Spring of 1837, Victor's brother, Eugene, died in the madhouse. Victor grieved deeply and could not be con­ soled. Then another tragedy struck Victor. His eldest daughter, Leopoldine Hugo, became seriously ill with what was then called melancholia and it was years later before she recovered. It was at this time in Hugo's life that all previous years of strain and his long hours of writing and reading seriously impaired his own health. Almost blind, physicians suggested rest and a change of livelihood. Juliette (his mistress for fifteen years), suggested a trip to Switzerland and Victor was persuaded to leave. In the following six weeks, there was no reading or writing and Victor felt a new man. His health was restored. Victor was happy to know his book of poems, written before his trip, was a complete suc­ cess with a huge check awaiting him. A man of great wealth now, Victor could ignore the academy and the good news of his daughter's return, com­ pletely well, was Victor's reward for happiness. Strangely, the Victor Hugo plays were considered minor works, i.e. "Marie Tudo" produced in 1833. (The reason for the failure of this play was that Hugo let his imagination run away with him and the play was overly sexy for that era with many executions, murders in it, and his historical facts were twisted ' beyond recognition.) "Mary Tudor" was the life story of Queenv Mary, eldest daughter of King Henry VIII of England. Victor depicted the Queen as lusty and blood­ thirsty, making the theme out of perspective. Victor had one successful play produced in 1838 entitled "Ruy Bias" and it triumphed over the one entitled "Her- mani". Critics believed "Ruy Bias" the best play written. Hugo's final play, "Les Burgroves", was provided in farewell to the theatre. Un­ fortunately, by the time this play was produced,- the romantic theme was not popular and audiences laughed at Victor's play. This brought about "the " aban­ donment of writing any more plays. Hugo's thoughts turned to politics. Even this idea seemed humorous to his friends, and Gautier, his close friend, found a bit of humor in Victor's decision. The Hugo home on the Place de Roy ale was gay and parties abounded with prominent people. Naturally Theophile Gautier, Dremas Balzac, prominent politicians, as well as famed scientists, n e w s p a p e r m e n , b o o k publishers and members of the aristocracy were in at­ tendance. Victor's charm, wit, grace and old-fashioned courtesy overwhelmed the guests and after the Duke and Duchess of Orleans visited Victor Hugo, all the doors in Paris society were flung open to the Hugo family. In 1841, Hugo was inducted into the Chamber of Deputies and his speech was his tribute to Napolean Bonaparte. His theme referred to France and gave his views on politics saying both he and Napolean's views were analagous. In 1843, Leopoldine Hugo, his eldest daughter, married a wealthy businessman, Charles Vasquerie, who resembled her father. At this time, Victor and Juliette Hugo were on holiday in the Pyrenees Mountains and Victor felt restless, an uneasy foreboding feeling. When Victor felt this way, he sat at his desk and wrote, "O Death! Obscure Mystery! Sombre necessity!" The next morning after breakfast, Victor picked up a newspaper and read of Leopoldine and Charles' death. There was an accounting of their having drowned in the Seine river. Their small racing boat had capsized in the river. The couple left for Paris im­ mediately and Victor was un- consolable. Rumor had it that Victor grieved to the end of his own life. He aged over night and became sombre and serious-no wit or humor-and he was quiet at all social func­ tions. Victor took refuge in his poetry. Slowly he became more and more of a recluse, refusing to see anyone, only his two sons and daughter. One day Victor received a summons from the king. 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