Chapter 4-resumé af The Monk

Hvad sker der?

1. Raymond gains the Baron’s friendship and learns that Agnes’s parents secretly bind her to convent life through her mother’s vow.
2. Agnes returns Raymond’s love but refuses to leave with him without her guardians’ consent.
3. Donna Rodolpha mistakes Raymond’s attentions for courtship, declares her love, and threatens his unknown beloved when he rejects her.
4. Agnes describes the Bleeding Nun tradition, gives Raymond her portrait, and flees when her aunt discovers them together.
5. Donna Rodolpha confines Agnes and expels Raymond, but Theodore retrieves a note arranging a secret meeting.
6. Raymond hides near Lindenberg with Theodore and sees Agnes recognize him despite his disguise.

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Donna Rodolpha’s declaration makes rejection a threat to both lovers. Her authority over Agnes gives her anger practical force.

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