The Decameron · Character
Aldobrandino Palermini
A courteous Ravenna gentleman whose hospitality draws a wandering, heartbroken Nastagio into the pinewood where a ghostly hunt changes everything.
supporting
Also known as Aldobrandino
First appearance: The Seventh Story
As a supporting figure in The Decameron, Aldobrandino Palermini is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Husband of Ermellina, wrongly accused and imprisoned for the murder of Tedaldo, whom he believed dead.
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Aldobrandino belongs to the well-born society of Ravenna whose feasts and hunts frame the world Nastagio flees and returns to. His generous table is the kind of ordinary civility against which Boccaccio sets the…
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- Trickery and Illusion
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- Escalation
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- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Tedaldo Elisei
family · ambivalent
Aldobrandino Palermini is the brother of Tedaldo Elisei, and their relationship involves… How this plays out →
- Tedaldo Elisei
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Aldobrandino Palermini is the brother of Tedaldo Elisei, and their relationship involves… How this plays out →
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