# Catella — The Decameron character guide

> Catella in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** this Catella

**First appearance:** 0031-the-fourth-story

## Who they are

A jealous Florentine wife whose suspicion of her husband is turned against her by a friend's cruel, elaborate practical joke.

## Relationships

### [Ricciardo Minutolo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/ricciardo_minutolo)

_romantic_

Ricciardo cunningly tricks Catella into sleeping with him by pretending to be her husband, leading to a mix of betrayal and eventual passion.

### [Ricciardo Minutolo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/ricciardo_minutolo)

_romantic_

Ricciardo cunningly tricks Catella into sleeping with him by pretending to be her husband, leading to a mix of betrayal and eventual passion.

### [Ricciardo Minutolo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/ricciardo_minutolo)

_romantic_

Ricciardo cunningly tricks Catella into sleeping with him by pretending to be her husband, leading to a mix of betrayal and eventual passion.

## In the story

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

The virtuous but jealous wife of Filippello, who is tricked into meeting Ricciardo at the bagnio.

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