# Rinaldo d'Asti — The Decameron character guide

> Rinaldo d'Asti in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Rinaldo, Rinaldo de' Pugliesi

**First appearance:** 0017-the-second-story

## Who they are

A merchant bound for Naples who is robbed on the road, then rescued by a widow who mistakes him for the lover she has secretly summoned.

## In the story

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

A merchant robbed by highwaymen, who finds shelter and comfort with a widow after praying to St. Julian.

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

The husband of Madam Filippa who discovers her adultery and brings her to trial, but is shamed by her defense.

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

The young man who becomes a monk and later resumes his worldly desires, including his love for his gossip.

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