The Decameron · Character
Messer Angiolieri
A jealous Sienese husband whose suspicion of his wife becomes the very instrument by which she and her lover outwit him.
supporting
Also known as Angiolieri
First appearance: the second story
As a supporting figure in The Decameron, Messer Angiolieri is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The well-mannered young man who is robbed and humiliated by his servant Fortarrigo.
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Messer Angiolieri guards his marriage with the vigilance of a man who trusts no one, and his jealousy curdles the household into a theater of surveillance and resentment. His wife, far from being cowed, turns his…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Pranks and Gullibility
- Moral and Romantic Adventures
- Storytellers of the Frame
- Love and Deception
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Messer Fortarrigo
rivalry · negative
Messer Angiolieri and Messer Fortarrigo are brothers locked in a bitter, destructive… How this plays out →
- Messer Fortarrigo
rivalry · negative
Messer Angiolieri and Messer Fortarrigo are brothers locked in a bitter, destructive… How this plays out →
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See Messer Angiolieri in the second story