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viernes, 8 de marzo de 2013

THE NAME OF THE ROSE


The story happens in Northern Italy, during the 14th century. A Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville and his novice Adso of Melk arrive at an abbey where a mysterious death has occurred. They investigate the death and they arrive to the conclusion that the dead has committed suicide. After that, other mysterious deaths happen. William and Adso meet Salvatore a strange man that seems to be the guilty of the deaths. Adso also meets a girl, they have sex and he falls in love with her. During the investigation, the two protagonists discover a hidden library in the tower that contains forbidden books. One of these books is the Aristotle's Second Book of Poetics. All the people that have read the book had died. Then, the Inquisition arrives to condemn the offenders. The Inquisition blames Salvatore and the girl because they think that they are in league with Satan. After the judgement, William and Adso go to the hidden library to find the forbidden book. There they find the Venerable Jorge who has poisoned the pages to stop the spread of what he considers dangerous ideas. Then starts a fire in the tower and they achieve to leave, but Jorge dies burned. Meanwhile, Salvatore and Remigio have been burned at the stake but the girl escapes  from the fire. Later, William and Adso leave the abbey and the novice will always remember the girl who was the only love of his life.

           

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