Status Updates From The Mysteries of Udolpho

So far, nothing but long-winded descriptions of nature and one-dimensional characters that are either goodies or baddies. At least Otranto -- Udolpho's Gothic predecessor which also has flat characters -- has the virtue of brevity. The characters in Otranto feel archetypal, like figures in a fairy tale. If you're going to use so many words describing how characters feel, at least make them interesting!

Too many poems and she's ALWAYS fainting