# Don Raymond — The Monk character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Raymond de las Cisternas

**First appearance:** 0006-iii

## Snapshot

A Spanish nobleman whose devotion to the veiled nun Agnes drives him into crypts, disguises, and reckless bargains with men he should never trust.

## Who they are

Don Raymond de las Cisternas is a man of rank and romantic stubbornness, bound to Agnes by a love that the convent walls were meant to extinguish. His willingness to descend into the vaults of St. Clare — and to lean on Ambrosio's cooperation — shows both his courage and his fatal readiness to trust the wrong ally. His subplot of hidden vows and midnight schemes widens the novel's scope beyond the monastery, tying private passion to the same corrupt institutions that will consume its central figures.

## In the story

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

Agnes's lover, who writes her a letter planning their elopement. The letter is intercepted by Ambrosio.

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

The Marquis de las Cisternas, who begins to tell his story to Lorenzo, revealing his past identity as Alphonso d'Alvarada and his connection to Agnes.

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

Narrates his history with Agnes, including receiving her letter and recounting his failed attempts to reconcile with her.

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

Mentioned as sending a message through Lorenzo to Elvira.

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