# Niccolosa — The Decameron character guide

> Niccolosa in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0036-the-ninth-story

## Snapshot

A young woman whose nighttime encounter with a suitor becomes a family comedy of dreams, denials, and a mother's convenient silence.

## Who they are

Niccolosa is a daughter in a country inn, caught between a persistent young Florentine and a household that would rather not see what happens under its roof. When Pinuccio's nocturnal visit is nearly exposed, her mother's quick invention of a dream saves everyone's reputation, and Niccolosa learns that silence can be a kind of inheritance. She matters as the still center of a farce about desire, hospitality, and the stories families tell to keep the peace.

## Relationships

### [Calandrino](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/calandrino)

_romantic_

Calandrino becomes infatuated with the prostitute Niccolosa, but his friends exploit his obsession for their own amusement.

### [Calandrino](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/calandrino)

_romantic_

Calandrino becomes infatuated with the prostitute Niccolosa, but his friends exploit his obsession for their own amusement.

### [Calandrino](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/calandrino)

_romantic_

Calandrino becomes infatuated with the prostitute Niccolosa, but his friends exploit his obsession for their own amusement.

## In the story

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

A woman brought by Filippo, she plays along with the trick to seduce Calandrino.

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

The innkeeper's daughter, beloved of Pinuccio, who joyfully receives him in her bed.

## Links

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