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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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Character Web

8 connections

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DIDioneoMBMadam Beritola…GAGabrielMBMistress Belco…PAPamfiloSISimona

Relationship types

  • 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.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Simona appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Simona in the fourth story