# Martellino — The Decameron character guide

> Martellino in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the wretched Martellino

**First appearance:** 0018-the-third-story

## Who they are

A Florentine trickster who fakes a miraculous cure at a saint's shrine and is nearly torn apart by the furious crowd he fools.

## In the story

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

A Florentine trickster who feigns paralysis to mock the saint, is beaten by the mob, arrested for theft, tortured, and ultimately freed by the Prince.

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