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Posted: 7/5/11 at 9:33pm
I've been confused over the timeline of the last few scenes in Les Miserables and was wondering if anyone had a better grasp of the musical than I do.
I'm assuming that Marius singing Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, then Cosette coming on for the reprise of A Heart Full of Love takes place fairly soon after Marius and Valjean return from battle. However, at the end of that scene, when Valjean explains his past, he tells Marius that he has to leave. Then it cuts to the wedding and Cosette going to Valjean right before he dies. My question is, has a lot of time passed between then and the previous scene? Or did they just get married really fast and Valjean died before he could leave?
I'm assuming that Marius singing Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, then Cosette coming on for the reprise of A Heart Full of Love takes place fairly soon after Marius and Valjean return from battle. However, at the end of that scene, when Valjean explains his past, he tells Marius that he has to leave. Then it cuts to the wedding and Cosette going to Valjean right before he dies. My question is, has a lot of time passed between then and the previous scene? Or did they just get married really fast and Valjean died before he could leave?
