# Anichino — The Decameron character guide

> Anichino in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0082-the-seventh-story

## Snapshot

A servant whose devotion to his master's wife leads him into a bedchamber intrigue that only his quick wits can untangle.

## Who they are

Anichino serves in the household of a man he respects, but his heart has fixed on the lady of the house, and the closeness of daily service makes the temptation constant. When the affair is discovered, the master's reaction — and Anichino's resourcefulness — determine whether the household collapses or absorbs the scandal. His story belongs to the Decameron's long argument that love among servants and nobles obeys the same rules and the same risks.

## In the story

### [The Eighth Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/chapters/the-eighth-story)

The lover (referred to as Ruberto in the story) who pulls the twine to signal his arrival.

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