| Isabella is about to enter a convent to lead the chaste life of a nun when she hears that her brother is imprisoned and sentenced to death for impregnating a prostitute. She must convince the deputy duke to pardon her brother, but the official has a strong physical attraction to young Isabella. He offers to pardon the brother if she married him. Isabella is then torn between her chastity and her love for her brother. There are also comic subplots with the other prisoners and the disguised Duke obvserving the goings-on. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () Europe Yes European country: - Austrian Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction - rape/molest Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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