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1. What is the first setting described in the Prologue to Clockwork Princess? How is the setting described?

The first setting described is that of York in 1847. This scene takes place at the York Institute, run by Aloysius Starkweather. A ceremony is about to take place wherein Aloysius’s granddaughter Adele will undergo her first markings as a Shadowhunter.

2. What is Aloysius Starkweather’s history in The Infernal Devices trilogy?

Aloysius Starkweather was born in 1789 to the Starkweather family and grew up in the York Institute, which had been run by his family for generations. He was friends with Granville Fairchild, the head of the London Institute, but had a falling out.

3. What happens when the Shadowhunter marks are placed on Aloysius Starkweather’s granddaughter in the Prologue?

When the Silent Brothers come to place the marks on Adele, her grandfather tells her she must not cry out. She does not, but Aloysius can see that the marks are giving her excruciating pain. Eventually, she erupts in screams and is killed from the ceremony.

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