The Decameron · Character
Simona
A young wool-worker whose garden tryst with her lover Pasquino ends in a death so strange that sage itself stands accused.
major
Also known as Paul, Pasquino, Stramba, Atticciato, Malagevole, Guccio Imbratta, Guccio
First appearance: the fourth story
As a major figure in The Decameron, Simona is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A poor Florentine damsel who loves Pasquino; she dies after rubbing a sage leaf on her teeth to demonstrate how her lover died.
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Simona is a working girl of Florence, in love with Pasquino and careless enough to meet him in a garden with only a friend for cover. When he dies mid-caress after rubbing his teeth with a sage leaf, she is seized,…
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- Other
Character groups
- Moral and Romantic Adventures
- Storytellers of the Frame
- Protagonist
- Religious Hypocrisy
- Fidelity and Betrayal
- Marital Deception
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Simona in the fourth story