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Castle Spectre

Matthew Lewis

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Castle Spectre | Matthew Lewis

Castle Spectre

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Written by Gothic writer Matthew Lewis, whose novel The Monk is one of the most enduring Gothic works from the eighteenth century, The Castle Spectre is one of Lewis' earliest forays into drama, and a strong indication of his talents as a controversial and frightening entertainer. Set in medieval Conway, Wales, the play is filled with every delicious Gothic trope imaginable: a menacing castle, a villainous nobleman hiding terrible secrets, a virginal damsel in distress, an heroic lover trying to save her, several comedic supporting characters, and, yes, the presence of a ghost.
Cat 03/11/2022
3.5 stars

Tbh, more entertaining than I expected. Lots of witty dialogue and a heroine who, quite literally, kills it. I'd def enjoy watching a ghost skitter across the stage while the fool cracks jokes about contracting "an idle habit of eating that I could never bring myself to leave."

Anyway, stan
Selena 07/16/2021
I originally gave this 3 stars, but I went through it all again for an essay and realized I enjoyed it more than that
Helen 10/22/2015
Matthew Lewis may be a bit dramatic, but you can't help but be seduced by the intensity of his prose. Several of the characters (including the hero) are a little flat, and there are quite a few comedic and bumbling domestics, but the villain and the heroine are well-drawn and have powerful and strik
Bjørn André 04/20/2011
Quite good! The reading is made more interesting by Lewis' own notes throughout, and his finishing appeal to the reader makes me wish to have seen the play back when it was being performed. There are quite a lot of predictable events and characters in the play (the heroine cannot really be an orphan
Elizabeth 05/11/2010
Hilarious if read aloud.

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