In Matthew Lewis's novel The Monk, the role of religion plays a powerful role. The role of religion can evoke terror throughout the novel by bringing the cultural anxieties surrounding religion to the forefront, making it a plausible reality. By exploring the religious topics of celibacy, Catholicism and the architecture of the church-I will explain how these religious topics are present and their relevance to this novel succeeding as a work of terror.
The essay will be structured by beginning with a brief plot summary of The Monk. I will then explain each of the aforementioned topic in finite detail. For the topic of celibacy, I will explain how the catholics forced vow of chastity has the ability to provoke evil. This will be done by using
The essay will be structured by beginning with a brief plot summary of The Monk. I will then explain each of the aforementioned topic in finite detail. For the topic of celibacy, I will explain how the catholics forced vow of chastity has the ability to provoke evil. This will be done by using