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The Prioress
Theodore is Marguerite’s son and Baptiste’s stepson. He insists on serving as a page to Raymond in order to show his gratitude to Raymond for rescuing him and his mother from Baptiste and his men, bandits who kept Marguerite and her sons as prisoners, forcing them to participate in their murderous schemes. Theodore is a loyal servant to Raymond, and he does all he can to learn the truth about what happened to Raymond’s beloved, Agnes, after she mysteriously disappears from the convent of St. Clare. Theodore’s hard work pays off when Mother St. Ursula discreetly passes him a message informing him of the cruel injustices the prioress subjected Agnes to as punishment for her affair with Raymond.
Theodore Quotes in The Monk
The The Monk quotes below are all either spoken by Theodore or refer to Theodore. 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 10 Quotes
His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and suppositious reliques. He blushed to see his countrymen the dupes of deceptions so ridiculous, and only wished for an opportunity to free them from their monkish fetters. That opportunity, so long desired in vain, was at length presented to him. He resolved not to let it slip, but to set before the people, in glaring colours, how enormous were the abuses but too frequently practiced in monasteries, and how unjustly public esteem was bestowed indiscriminately upon all who wore a religious habit. He longed for the moment destined to unmask the hypocrites, and convince his countrymen, that a sanctified exterior does not always hide a virtuous heart.
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Theodore Character Timeline in The Monk
The timeline below shows where the character Theodore appears in The Monk. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...a band of cavaliers just outside town. Among the cavaliers, by coincidence, is Marguerite’s son Theodore. The escapees are brought to Strasbourg, where the baron greets them. The travelers learn that...
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...a plan to flee. After making Raymond’s bed with the bloodstained sheets, she discreetly ordered Theodore to travel to Strasbourg to inform the authorities that the escapees would be headed their...
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...father to reject her, he happily accepts her and her children back into his life. Theodore convinces his family to let him serve as Raymond’s page for a year. The baron...
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Chapter 4
Just as Raymond is leaving Strasbourg, Theodore intercepts him to covertly deliver a letter from Agnes, in which she instructs Raymond to...
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Raymond keeps Cunegonda at the inn over the next five days. Theodore delights in tormenting the old woman, and everyone back at the castle, save Agnes, have...
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Theodore eventually learns where Raymond has been staying and visits him to explain what happened the...
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Sometime later, Theodore remarks to Raymond about a strange visitor who has arrived in Munich. The stranger calls...
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The next day, Raymond heads to St. Clare. Theodore accompanies him and attacks the convent’s gardener. Raymond takes over the gardener’s job. One day,...
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Chapter 5
Raymond returns to his chamber and finds Theodore there writing poetry. He offers to give Theodore his feedback, and Theodore, embarrassed, eventually obliges....
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Chapter 8
Meanwhile, Raymond’s grief over Agnes is so great that he falls seriously ill. Theodore, fiercely loyal to his master, resolves to find a way inside the convent to learn...
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The porteress returns with the prioress, who asks Theodore a series of questions and concludes that he may make a suitable monk. After they...
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At hotel de las Cisternas, Theodore tells Lorenzo about Mother St. Ursula and presents him with the basket. Hidden inside the...
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Chapter 10
...Clare, and he immediately fixates on one he recognizes as Mother St. Ursula, based on Theodore’s description. Mother St. Ursula whispers to another nun that they are saved, since her—Agnes’s—brother is...
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