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Literature: The Italian

A gothic novel written by Ann Radcliffe and published in 1797, The Italian concerns a young couple driven apart by the scheming of the young man�s family and a corrupt monk, Schedoni.

Tropes Present In The Italian.

Cool Big Sis: Olivia behaves this way to Ellena before the Reveal.
Corrupt Church
Creepy Uncle: Schedoni.
Earn Your Happy Ending
Either Or Title: The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents.
Evil Uncle: Schedoni is this to Ellena.
If I Cant Have You: If Schedoni can�t have the woman he loves, then he will kill her.
Long Lost Relative: Sister Olivia is really Ellena�s long-lost mother.
Love at First Sight: Vincentio di Vivaldi loved Ellena Rosalba from when he first saw her.
Love Makes You Crazy: It was love for Ellena�s mother that initially drove Schedoni down his destructive path.
Love Makes You Evil: Schedoni is this all over.
Luke, I Am Your Father: Schedoni believes himself to be Ellena's father. He turns out to be her uncle instead.
Missing Mom: Ellena�s mother is presumed dead.
My God, What Have I Done?: Schedoni has a moment like this when he discovers who Ellena is and after he thought he had killed his wife.
Parental Marriage Veto: Vincentio�s mother went to great lengths to keep her son from marrying Ellena.
Parental Substitute: Ellena was raised by her aunt.
The Spanish Inquisition
Take That: Written in response to Lewis' The Monk, which Ann Radcliffe was disgusted with.
Villain Protagonist: Schedoni.
Villainous Crush: Schedoni has one for Countess di Bruno.