SECTION F: NON-AFRICAN PROSE
HORACE WALPOLE: The Castle of Otranto
Examine the importance of Frair Jerome in the development of the plot.
Explanation
Candidates are expected to mention the following points among others:
i. Friar Jerome and his priestly duties.
ii. His interaction with the persons in the castle – Hippolita, Matilda, Isabella and Manfred.
iii. His role in quelling turbulence in the castle.
iv. Frair as the biological father of Theodore.
v. His upholding of the prophecy about the principality of Otranto.
vi. He witnesses the marriage of Isabella and Theodore.