# Don Lorenzo — The Monk character guide

> Don Lorenzo in The Monk by M. G. Lewis.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lorenzo de Medina, Señor Don Lorenzo

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A nobleman torn between love for Antonia and loyalty to his sister Agnes, whose imprisonment in St. Clare's drives him to desperate stratagems.

## In the story

### [The Monk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monk_se/chapters/the-monk)

A nobleman who observes Antonia at the sermon and becomes interested in her.

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

A nobleman who accompanies Antonia and her aunt, warns her about the dangers of trusting appearances, and later has a prophetic dream.

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

Lorenzo de Medina, who is anxious about his sister Agnes's honor and listens to the Marquis's explanation.

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

Listens to Raymond's story, initially angry but eventually restrained, and reads Agnes's letter.

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

Visits Elvira to discuss marriage to Antonia, then goes to St. Clare's convent with a papal bull to free Agnes.

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

Receives a cardinal's letter and prepares to punish Antonia's assassins, unaware of Ambrosio's plot.

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

Present during the riot, attempts to calm the mob and later tries to defend the convent from attack.

## Links

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