 According to Henri Martineau, editor of a collection of Mérimée's fiction, the etymologies at the end are "extremely suspect".The opera is based on Part III of the story and omits many elements, such as Carmen's husband.It greatly increases the role of other characters, such as the Dancaïre, who is only a minor character in the story; the Remendado, who one page after he is introduced is wounded by soldiers and then shot by Carmen's husband to keep him from slowing the gang down; and Lucas (renamed Escamillo and promoted to matador), who is seen only in the bull ring in the story.