# Elvira — The Monk character guide

> Elvira in The Monk by M. G. Lewis.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Donna Elvira Dalfa, the murdered Elvira

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Antonia's watchful mother, whose hard-won caution and fragile health stand as the last barrier between her daughter and the monk's designs.

## Relationships

### [Antonia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/antonia)

_family_

Elvira is Antonia's protective mother, devoted to her daughter's safety and virtue.

### [Ambrosio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/ambrosio)

_rivalry_

Ambrosio murders Elvira to prevent her from exposing his assault on Antonia.

### [Antonia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/antonia)

_family_

Elvira is Antonia's protective mother, devoted to her daughter's safety and virtue.

### [Ambrosio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/ambrosio)

_rivalry_

Ambrosio murders Elvira to prevent her from exposing his assault on Antonia.

### [Antonia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/antonia)

_family_

Elvira is Antonia's protective mother, devoted to her daughter's safety and virtue.

### [Ambrosio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/characters/ambrosio)

_rivalry_

Ambrosio murders Elvira to prevent her from exposing his assault on Antonia.

## In the story

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

Receives Lorenzo, warns him about the prioress, and shares her own painful experiences of exile.

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

Suspicious of Ambrosio's motives, she surprises him with Antonia and forbids his visits; recovers her health and warns Antonia.

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

Wakes from a nightmare, discovers Ambrosio with Antonia, threatens to expose him, and is murdered by the monk.

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

The deceased mother of Antonia, whose ghost is reported by Jacintha to have appeared, predicting Antonia's death.

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

Mentioned as a friend of Agnes, though not directly involved in this chapter's events.

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

Her murder haunts Ambrosio as he gazes upon the corpses in the vault.

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