# Matilda — The Castle of Otranto character guide

> Matilda in The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the terrified Matilda, the gentle Matilda, the lovely Matilda

**First appearance:** 0003-the-castle-of-otranto

## Who they are

Manfred's gentle daughter, secretly in love with Theodore.

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