Moral Theme: The sins of the Father

A moral theme that is present in "The Castle of Otronto" is the sins of the father are the sins of the sons. This moral is not meant to say that the sun is sinful because his fathers actions but he is influenced by his father sins and he also inherits his father sins that affect him in a manor that subject him to his father consequences for his sinful act. The act of the prince's grandfather taking over the throne from Antonio the righteous king of Otronto didn't just simply affect himself but affected his generations after him. Richardo, Manfred's grandfather, in succeding the throne of Otronto to his family also succeded his sin that affect his generations after him to suffer from his sin until the sin was attoined and the true succesor of Otronto took the throne. Manfred gained his legacy from his grandfather sin and so lost it becuase Richardo will gave not only kingship but misfortune because one day the true heir to the throne of Ortonto would return and rightfully reclaim his throne but not until time permited the young heir to grow up into a position to where he is mature (thus the sin pass through generation because of the heir necessity of age for reclaiming the throne); mature in the sense that Theodore is strong and wise enought to take the throne and the lineage of Richardo ended to allow for theodore (true heir) to take the throne. Thus the sins of Richardo ened with his household being destroyed in the generation of Manfred. This story shows how a man acts not only affect himself but his family--not just immediate but also in the generations to come. In other words heed your actions becasue evil sins don't just affect thinself but one's family as well and possibly the generations to come.