# Donna Agnes — The Monk character guide

> Donna Agnes in The Monk by M. G. Lewis.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Agnes de Medina, the unfortunate Agnes

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Don Lorenzo's sister, a nun whose broken vows and secret sorrow make her the unseen thread binding the convent's cruelty to the world outside.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/ii)

A nun who is discovered to be pregnant after a secret affair with Don Raymond. She begs Ambrosio for mercy but is handed over to the prioress.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/iii)

Lorenzo's sister, who entered the convent against his wishes; her past with the Marquis is the subject of the narrative.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/iv)

Writes a desperate letter to Raymond revealing her pregnancy and her fear of the prioress's vengeance.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/v)

The prioress falsely claims she died on Friday, but Lorenzo does not believe it.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/vi)

Agnes is mentioned by the Prioress and another nun as being condemned for her infamy; her fate is to be decided the next day.

### [The Revelation of Agnes's Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/x)

Revealed to have been poisoned by the prioress after being accused of violating convent rules.

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