The Decameron · Character
Madam Beritola Caracciola
A noblewoman shipwrecked into grief and solitude, she survives on a deserted island with only goats and her lost sons' memory for company.
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Also known as Madam Beritola, Beritola
First appearance: The Sixth Story
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Loses her husband and sons, stranded on Ponza, rescued by Currado, later reunited with her sons.
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Beritola loses her husband to political exile, her sons to pirates, and herself to a cave on the island of Ponza, where she lives wild and half-clothed until a hunting party finds her. Her refusal to return to the world…
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- Protagonist
- Religious Hypocrisy
- Trickery and Illusion
- Servants and Masters
- Generosity and Envy
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