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1. Marquis of Vincenza (Chapter 1)
2. His grandfather’s (Chapter 1)
3. The Church of St. Nicholas (Chapter 1)
4. Matilda/Manfred’s daughter (Chapter 2)
5. Alfonso the Good (Chapter 2)
6. Theodore (Chapter 2)
Short Answer
1. On the day he is supposed to get married, Conrad dies mysteriously. He is found in the court, crushed to death by a giant helmet. (Chapter 1
2. Instead of rewarding the man for the information, Manfred accuses him of treason and murder. He has the peasant locked up inside the giant helmet. (Chapter 1)
3. Isabella thinks that the figure is Conrad’s ghost, but Manfred realizes that it is the peasant who has escaped from the giant helmet. (Chapter 1)
4. Bianca believes that Manfred will try to marry Matilda off so that she can have sons to continue the family line. Matilda disputes this, thinking her father will honor her wishes to enter a convent. (Chapter 2)
5. Manfred wants Father Jerome to return Isabella to the castle, but Father Jerome refuses.
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