Eve of St Agnes summary

We start out in the freezing chapel outside a medieval castle, where a Beadsman is praying. Soon we get to go inside the castle where we meet the young and virginal Madeline, who's stuck at her family's party and anticipating when she can go to sleep. Why so eager to get to bed? Because tonight is the Eve of St. Agnes, and there's a legend that if she follows a certain set of rules she'll receive a vision of her beloved.

Speaking of her beloved, here he comes: Porphyro is Madeline's secret boyfriend and a member of the family that has a blood feud with her own. This fight is…