All 3 Uses of
obstinate
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- Lastly, Philippe would perhaps not have taken his brother behind the scenes of the Opera if Raoul had not been the first to ask him, repeatedly renewing his request with a gentle obstinacy which the count remembered at a later date.†
Chpt 2 *obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
- And she literally dragged him away, for he was obstinate and wanted to remain by the trap-door; that hole attracted him.†
Chpt 11
- But he had obstinately declined, and had uttered hideous threats against all the members of the human race!†
Chpt 25obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to the wishes of others
Definition:
stubbornly not doing what others want