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[[File:TheMonk_7253.jpg|frame|Pride goeth before the fall indeed.]]▼
| title = The Monk
| original title = The Monk: A Romance
| image = TheMonk_7253.jpg
| author = Matthew Gregory Lewis
| central theme = Pride opens the door to the other sins
| elevator pitch = A prideful monk is seduced by an apprentice of his, and soon his obsessions and his eroding morals damage the people on his orbit.
| genre = Gothic horror
| publication date = 1796
| source page exists =
| wiki URL =
| wiki name =
}}
First published in 1796, '''''The Monk''''' is considered a classic of [[Gothic Fiction]] and one of the most influential novels of the genre, though some also consider it to be something of an [[Affectionate Parody]] as well. It was published almost thirty years after ''[[The Castle of Otranto]]'', which is considered to be the first Gothic novel. The author, Matthew Gregory Lewis, was a [[Teen Genius|nineteen-year-old]] English diplomat who penned the novel in a mere ten weeks. The book became an instant success, scandalizing and entrancing the reading public. None of his other works were nearly so successful as this first effort. Indeed, the work was so strongly identified as [[One-Hit Wonder|Lewis's greatest success]] that he was, and is, referred to as [[Only Known by Their Nickname|"Monk" Lewis]].
Madrid, Spain, in the time of the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. Mere minutes after the cathedral doors open, the pews are packed with people who have come to hear the famous monk Ambrosio give his sermon. Ambrosio is young, [[Sexy Priest|handsome]], and considered incorruptible because he has never broken a rule of his order. But Ambrosio, for all his holiness, is a proud man. In the crowd waiting to hear Ambrosio are a [[The Ingenue|young girl]], Antonia, and her [[Maiden Aunt]], Leonella, who meet a pair of young and gallant men, Don Lorenzo and Don Christoval. Antonia and Lorenzo fall in [[Love At First Sight]] and Lorenzo vows to marry her.
After his sermon, Ambrosio meets a [[The Apprentice (trope)
But this is only the beginning of Ambrosio's descent into sin, and soon all of their paths will collide tragically. [[It Got Worse]] is an understatement.
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* [[Romance Novel]]: The subtitle is "A Romance." And to be fair, one couple actually does get together in the end.
* [[Satan]]: He makes an appearance.
* [[Sex as Rite-
* [[Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny]]: Pretty much Ambrosio's attitude when he first sleeps with Matilda. The guilt goes away really quickly.
* [[Sexy Priest]]: Ambrosio is described as being very attractive, and is obviously popular with the ladies of his congregation.
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* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Ambrosio, who was never a particularly nice or forgiving person to begin with, quickly falls from what grace he had and over the course of the story gets involved in [[Black Magic]], [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|rape]], and murder.
* [[Villainous Crush]]: Ambrosio's deepening obsession with Antonia.
* [[What Is This X You Speak Of?]]: Contains one of the very first examples of this trope:
{{quote|"'Father, you amaze me! What is this love of which you speak? I neither know its nature, nor if I felt it, why I should conceal the sentiment.'"}}
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Matilda pretends that she is poisoned and dying in order to break Ambrosio's defenses down so he will sleep with her.
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