# Sophronia — The Decameron character guide

> Sophronia in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0048-the-ninth-story

## Snapshot

A young woman whose marriage to Gisippus is undone by his friend Titus's love for her, forcing all three to weigh friendship against desire.

## Who they are

Sophronia stands at the center of one of the Decameron's most testing triangles: she is given to Gisippus, yet Titus, his sworn brother, burns for her. The tension is not hers to resolve alone, but her worth is what makes the men's rivalry so costly, and her voice in the aftermath shapes how the tale judges each of them. Her story lets Boccaccio probe whether friendship or marriage holds the stronger claim on a life.

## Relationships

### [Gisippus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/gisippus)

_romantic_

Gisippus was originally betrothed to Sophronia but willingly gives her up to his friend Titus, whom she eventually marries.

### [Titus Quintius Fulvus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/titus_quintius_fulvus)

_romantic_

Sophronia marries Titus Quintius Fulvus after being given up by her original betrothed, Gisippus, forming a loving union.

### [Gisippus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/gisippus)

_romantic_

Gisippus was originally betrothed to Sophronia but willingly gives her up to his friend Titus, whom she eventually marries.

### [Titus Quintius Fulvus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/titus_quintius_fulvus)

_romantic_

Sophronia marries Titus Quintius Fulvus after being given up by her original betrothed, Gisippus, forming a loving union.

## In the story

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

Sophronia is the young Athenian lady of noble birth, betrothed to Gisippus. She is the object of Titus's passionate love and the catalyst for the story's central conflict.

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