On a fateful day, the guests are all seated.
The boy in question, Conrad, who naturally is frail and sickly, dislikes this forced marriage. Manfred is irked that the royal crown may elude his lineage since his wife, Hippolita has given him only a male child – Conrad and a female - Matilda. The plot unfolds with the proposed wedding contracted by Manfred for his 15-year-old son, Conrad.
THE PLOT OF THE STORYĪs earlier said, tire Castle of Otranto is an ancient story of love, knight-errantry, horror and medieval curses that result in several turns arid twists as the story progresses. Most of the actions of the story take place in the castle located in Sicily Italy or in the church (convent) within the same vicinity. Jerome is a beneficiary of this and so also has Manfred chosen to retire to the convert after iris lost an effort to forcefully marry Isabella, the daughter of Frederic, the Marquis of Vicenza. Also, the establishment of a convent for nurturing future clergy is typical of Catholicism. Consider the allusions to the ascendance of Alfonso the Good to heaven and the emergence of St. The story has a predominantly catholic (Christian) background. It is a description of a chain of supernatural events that culminate in the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. The story is an account of a series of events that occur during three days at the Castle of Otranto. However, in the translation by Horace Walpole in the preface to the first edition, it is suggested that the period may he between 10. The story is set in medieval Italy, although, the actual date is not stated. This story is said to be a translation of an Old Italian manuscript that was discovered in the library of an ancient catholic family in Northern England.
The Castle of Otranto is an epic medieval story by Horace Walpole, which was first published in the year, 1764.
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