The Decameron · Character
Guiscardo
A servant of low birth whose quiet dignity wins a king's daughter, proving that nobility of heart outranks the accident of blood.
major
First appearance: The First Story
As a major figure in The Decameron, Guiscardo is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A young serving-man of humble birth, Ghismonda's lover, strangled by Tancred's order.
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Guiscardo is a household servant in the court of the Prince of Salerno, invisible to the great until Ghismonda, the prince's widowed daughter, chooses him above every noble suitor. Their love is conducted in secret and…
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- Other
Character groups
- Defiance and Sacrifice
- Religious Hypocrisy
- Storytellers of the Frame
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- 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 Guiscardo in The First Story