The Mysteries of Udolpho Themes

Emily St. Aubert would be belting "We Are Family" loud and clear if she could, since she's all about the family unit in Chapter 1 of The Mysteries of Udolpho. But Em learns that the boundaries betw...

If there's a crown for the king of manipulation in The Mysteries of Udolpho, Montoni gets it. Emily's a smart girl, but Montoni knows every trick in the book. Plus, he's so freakin' persuasive. Whe...

There are plenty of reasons to be a scaredy-cat at Udolpho, but the scariest things aren't always apparent. That's why fear seems to be a part of Emily's everyday life at Montoni's castle—she's n...

There are plenty of times in The Mysteries of Udolpho when Em would rather throw in the towel than stick out another day at Montoni's creepy castle. But she does it because she's a plucky heroineâ€...

We learn from the get-go in The Mysteries of Udolpho that Emily and her mom are about as different as night and day. Madame St. Aubert is the picture of classic femininity with her perfect family a...

Even though all that Gothic stuff is prevalent throughout The Mysteries of Udolpho, one theme can give the scary stuff a run for its money. Em's all about gazing at the landscape and getting all mo...

Emily's constantly trying to track down the mystical music in The Mysteries of Udolpho, and not just because she likes a good beat. She hears the ever-elusive music for the first time the night her...

Everyone desperately needs or wants more moolah in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Well, maybe except Valancourt, who's about as generous as they get. But everyone else surrounding Em on her journey to U...

Let's just say that there's plenty in The Mysteries of Udolpho that can't be fully explained. Yeah, we get the rundown at the end that solves a bunch of the outstanding mysteries, but there are ple...

When Agnes says that the guilty will not go unpunished, we start to believe her. She's pretty convincing with all that over-the-top sermonizing and intense eye contact. And actually, she's right on...