Beauties and vintage on Instagram: "Obsession… Frollo’s feelings were not love. He was more driven by passion for Esmeralda. Those who have read the book know that Frollo wanted to possess, protect, and control Esmeralda. But Esmeralda did not share the same feelings for him; on the contrary, Frollo frightened her. Frollo’s obsession ultimately led to both his own and Esmeralda’s death. While Esmeralda does not die in the animated film, she dies in the book. Glazimodo, unable to accept her death