The Decameron · Character
Gualtieri
A marquis who weds a poor girl, then tests her devotion with trials so cruel they make his own subjects wince.
major
First appearance: The Tenth Story
As a major figure in The Decameron, Gualtieri is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Gualtieri is a powerful nobleman who, badgered by his people to marry, chooses the peasant Griselda precisely because she owes him everything. What begins as a display of sovereign whim hardens into a series of…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Moral and Romantic Adventures
- Love and Deception
- Protagonist
- Fidelity and Betrayal
- Storytellers of the Frame
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this story, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Lisa, a lowborn apothecary’s daughter, is cons…
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See Gualtieri in The Tenth Story