The Decameron · Character
Salabaetto
A Florentine merchant fleeced by a Sicilian courtesan, who returns to Palermo with a clever counter-scheme and turns the tables.
major
First appearance: the fifth story
As a major figure in The Decameron, Salabaetto is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The Florentine merchant who is initially duped by Madam Biancofiore but later cleverly turns the tables on her.
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Salabaetto is a young merchant who arrives in Palermo on business and falls prey to Jancofiore, a courtesan whose charm and staged tears separate him from his goods. Broke and humiliated, he retreats to Florence, where…
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