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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)||young student of his]] named Rosario, but it seems to him that Rosario is out of sorts today. Indeed, Rosario tells him a sad story of [[I Have This Friend|his sister]] Matilda who loved a man who spurned her, and she died. When Ambrosio is sympathetic to Matilda's tragedy, Rosario reveals that [[Sweet Polly Oliver|he is actually Matilda]] and [[Stalker with a Crush|Ambrosio is her beloved]]. Ambrosio tells her to leave the monastery at once, but her determination to [[Driven to Suicide|kill herself]] if she has to leave makes him waver. Slowly but surely, Matilda convinces Ambrosio that she should be allowed to stay, even though she's a woman. That it would not be a problem for them to love each other. That it would not be a sin to [[Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny|break their vows of chastity]].
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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* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Even for a woman as heartless as the prioress. She gets ripped to shreds by an angry mob.
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Towards the end when Ambrosio finds himself in way over his head, Matilda tells him if he will give his soul to Satan, he can be saved from the angry mob. Ambrosio accepts.
* [[Defiled Forever]]: {{spoiler|Antonia's}} rapist's enabler cites this as a reason to kill her, and she tells her suitor that she doesn't mind dying since being raped means she couldn't have married him. However, other female characters like Marguerite (who was raped by her second "husband") and Agnes (who became pregnant not only out of marriage, but while she was a nun) defy this trope and manage to have happy lives afterward; in fact, Marguerite's parents are specified as overjoyed to have her back and dissuade her from entering a convent.
* [[Demons]]: Matilda very likely is one.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Antonia's father dies before the events of the story, leaving her to be raised in relative poverty and obscurity.
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Matilda swears that if she can't have Ambrosio or at least be near him, she will kill herself. This threat goes away later for reasons unexplained.
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: Despite the fact that Leonella is generally ridiculous, she immediately dislikes Ambrosio and points out that his sermon was severe, stern, and frankly terrifying, all of which hint his true nature before be becomes the viewpoint character.
* [[Eye Scream]]: As part of Ambrosio's fate.
* [[Faith Heel Turn]]: Ambrosio.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Ambrosio commits the sin of pride long before he starts committing any of his truly deplorable acts. It is his pride that allows him to believe himself holy while he continues to sin.
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