This is the point where we all admit it was a really long story with lot of unnecessary details. I kept wandering off and was a hard read. Adeline is now trapped in a unique situation. Her beauty attracts the Marquis as expected from the novels of this genre. She is trapped in the abbey where its lord has incestuous desires towards her. There is a discovery of a manuscript by Adeline as she wanders through the secret chamber in her room. The manuscript appears to be written by a prisoner of marquis who was tortured and the accounts of the atrocities were in the manuscript. This puts Adeline in dire stress as she realizes that Marquis who is even willing to Pardon La Motte for the robbery and assault against him provided he could have his ways on her sexuality. This is the antigonist The protagonist cannot trust anyone this point and she is feeling betrayed. This is typical of a gothic literature as we read the Castle of Otranto where the female characters are shrouded by the evil intentions of the male counterparts. The twist in the story is that Adeline's father was killed by Marquis and he turns out to be his brother. At this point all things start to become chaotic and Marquis ends up taking the distressed heroine Adeline away and keeps her locked up. Finally Adeline manages to escape to meet the love of her life Theodore. Unlike castle of Otranto there is no sad ending. The protagonist finally has her ways and makes her own decision by marrying Theodore. The Heroine makes her own decision which is not that common in those times. This shows the protagonist has power though fainting on numerous occasions.
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