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Raymond is a nobleman and a friend of Lorenzo’s. He is in love with Lorenzo’s sister, Agnes, whom he met after the baron—Agnes and Lorenzo’s uncle—invited him to stay with the family at the castle of Lindenberg as thanks for rescuing the baroness from the murderous schemes of Baptiste and his gang of bandits. However, after Raymond unwittingly humiliates the baroness, who has fallen in love with him herself and is enraged to discover that he loves her niece instead, the baroness sends Agnes away to the convent of St. Clare to live out the rest of her days as a nun, thwarting the couple’s plans to elope. Raymond reunites with Agnes at the convent, but a clandestine sexual encounter leaves Agnes pregnant. When the prioress discovers Agnes’s sin, she fakes the young nun’s death and, unbeknownst to Raymond, keeps her prisoner in the convent’s crypt. Unable to accept that his beloved is lost to him forever, Raymond falls gravely ill. However, thanks to the unceasing efforts of Raymond’s loyal page, Theodore, the prioress’s schemes are eventually brought to life, and Agnes is rescued from the crypt and reunited with Raymond. The couple eventually marries and lives out the rest of their days in happiness.
Raymond Quotes in The Monk
The The Monk quotes below are all either spoken by Raymond or refer to Raymond. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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A glance upon Marguerite told her that her hint had not been thrown away upon me. How different did she now appear to me! What before seemed gloom and sullenness, I now found to be disgust at her associates and compassion for my danger.
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Chapter 4
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You cannot but be aware, that your parents were unfortunate slaves to the grossest superstition: when this foible was called into play, their every other sentiment, their every other passion, yielded to its irresistible strength.
‘Take care of yourself,’ she continued; ‘my love is become hatred, and my wounded pride shall not be unatoned. Go where you will, my vengeance shall follow you!’
Chapter 10
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Virginia requested that the unknown might be given to her in charge, and promised to let Lorenzo know, whenever she was sufficiently recovered to accept his visits. In truth, she made this promise more from consideration for herself, than for either Lorenzo or the captive. She had witnessed his politeness, gentleness, and intrepidity with sensible emotion. She wished earnestly to preserve his acquaintance; and in addition to the sentiments of pity which the prisoner excited, she hoped that her attention to this unfortunate would raise her a degree in the esteem of Lorenzo.
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Raymond Quotes in The Monk
The The Monk quotes below are all either spoken by Raymond or refer to Raymond. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
A glance upon Marguerite told her that her hint had not been thrown away upon me. How different did she now appear to me! What before seemed gloom and sullenness, I now found to be disgust at her associates and compassion for my danger.
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Chapter 4
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You cannot but be aware, that your parents were unfortunate slaves to the grossest superstition: when this foible was called into play, their every other sentiment, their every other passion, yielded to its irresistible strength.
‘Take care of yourself,’ she continued; ‘my love is become hatred, and my wounded pride shall not be unatoned. Go where you will, my vengeance shall follow you!’
Chapter 10
Quotes
Virginia requested that the unknown might be given to her in charge, and promised to let Lorenzo know, whenever she was sufficiently recovered to accept his visits. In truth, she made this promise more from consideration for herself, than for either Lorenzo or the captive. She had witnessed his politeness, gentleness, and intrepidity with sensible emotion. She wished earnestly to preserve his acquaintance; and in addition to the sentiments of pity which the prisoner excited, she hoped that her attention to this unfortunate would raise her a degree in the esteem of Lorenzo.
