The Decameron · Character
Saladin
A powerful sultan who travels in disguise, testing the wit and generosity of strangers before revealing the magnificence of his true station.
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First appearance: the tenth story
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Saladin rules as sultan, yet he moves through the world incognito, probing the cleverness of a Jewish moneylender with the riddle of three identical rings and later accepting hospitality from Messer Torello without…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Historical and Legendary Figures
- Generosity and Envy
- Moral and Romantic Adventures
- Love and Deception
- Pranks and Gullibility
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Saladin in the tenth story