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AmbrosioAn admired preacher whose sermon moves Antonia and whose untested virtue prompts Lorenzo’s doubts.First seen in chapter 1
AntoniaA young woman who admires Ambrosio’s preaching and attracts Lorenzo’s interest in marriage.First seen in chapter 1
LorenzoA man considering marriage to Antonia while investigating his sister’s secret correspondence.First seen in chapter 1
RaymondThe man Lorenzo confronts after discovering his sister’s secret correspondence.First seen in chapter 1
LeonellaAntonia’s companion at the sermon, whose family history prompts Lorenzo to offer help.First seen in chapter 1
Don ChristovalLorenzo’s companion, who joins him in giving their seats to Antonia and Leonella.First seen in chapter 1
AgnesA pregnant nun planning escape with Raymond who begs Ambrosio to keep her secret.First seen in chapter 2
PrioressThe convent authority who insists on severe punishment after Ambrosio exposes Agnes’s pregnancy.First seen in chapter 2
RosarioA distressed visitor who brings Ambrosio flowers and hints at suffering he fears to confess.First seen in chapter 2
MargueriteA woman whose warning leads Raymond to discover bloodstained bedding at a woodcutter’s cottage.First seen in chapter 3
TheodoreA messenger who delivers Agnes’s instructions for a secret meeting to Raymond.First seen in chapter 4
ElviraA woman who requires Lorenzo to obtain his uncle’s consent before marrying Antonia.First seen in chapter 5
MatildaAmbrosio’s secret lover, who seeks his help reaching the burial vaults.First seen in chapter 6
St. UrsulaA woman at St. Clare who gives Theodore a basket containing a concealed warning.First seen in chapter 8

Chapter 1
Lorenzo meets Antonia at Ambrosio’s sermon, offers help with her family’s pension, and considers marrying her.
Chapter 1
His sister’s secret correspondence leads Lorenzo to confront Raymond.
Chapter 2
Ambrosio exposes Agnes’s pregnancy despite her pleas, and the Prioress insists on severe punishment.
Chapter 3
Raymond explains his assumed identity and recalls discovering a plot to rob guests at a woodcutter’s cottage.
Chapter 4
Raymond recounts falling in love with Agnes at Lindenberg, where her family intends to force her into convent life.
Chapter 5
Lorenzo supports Raymond’s plan to rescue Agnes, but the Prioress blocks access and declares her dead.
Chapter 5
Lorenzo visits Elvira with Raymond’s assurances of protection, while she requires his uncle’s consent to marriage.
Chapter 6
Ambrosio helps Matilda reach the burial vaults and abandons his plan to plead for Agnes.
Chapter 7
Elvira interrupts Ambrosio’s assault on Antonia and ends his visits.
Chapter 7
Matilda summons Lucifer and gives Ambrosio a myrtle branch intended to open doors and render Antonia helpless.
Chapter 8
St. Ursula’s concealed message leads Lorenzo to secure authority to arrest the Prioress during a procession.
Chapter 8
Elvira interrupts Ambrosio’s attempted rape of Antonia, and he kills her to prevent exposure.
Chapter 9
As Antonia mourns Elvira, a figure resembling her mother warns of a meeting in three days.
Chapter 10
St. Ursula publicly accuses the Prioress of murdering Agnes, provoking a riot that kills the Prioress and burns the convent.
Chapter 10
Lorenzo pursues a frightened figure into underground passages and discovers women who mistake him for a murderer.
Chapter 11
Ambrosio rapes Antonia in the vault and stabs her when she runs toward rescuers.
Chapter 11
Antonia dies beside Lorenzo, while officers discover Ambrosio and Matilda and take them to the Inquisition’s prisons.
Chapter 12
Threatened with renewed torture, Ambrosio confesses, receives a death sentence, and surrenders his soul to Lucifer for escape.
Chapter 12
Lucifer reveals Antonia and Elvira as Ambrosio’s sister and mother, exposes Matilda as a spirit, and throws him onto rocks.
Chapter 12
Ambrosio suffers on the rocks before a flood carries away his corpse.
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