The Decameron · Character
Zeppa di Mino
A Sienese husband who catches his best friend in his wife's bed and answers the betrayal with a symmetry all four of them end up living with.
major
Also known as Zeppa
First appearance: the sixth story
As a major figure in The Decameron, Zeppa di Mino is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The wronged husband who discovers the affair and devises a balanced revenge by seducing Spinelloccio's wife.
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Zeppa and Spinelloccio are the closest of neighbors and friends, which makes the discovery of Spinelloccio's affair with Zeppa's wife cut twice as deep. Rather than rage, Zeppa stages a counter-deception that leaves his…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Moral and Romantic Adventures
- Pranks and Gullibility
- Protagonist
- Storytellers of the Frame
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Spinelloccio Tanena
friendship · ambivalent
Spinelloccio and Zeppa are friends who end up in a complicated situation involving mutual… How this plays out →
- Spinelloccio Tanena
friendship · ambivalent
Spinelloccio and Zeppa are friends who end up in a complicated situation involving mutual… How this plays out →
- Spinelloccio Tanena
friendship · ambivalent
Spinelloccio and Zeppa are friends who end up in a complicated situation involving mutual… How this plays out →
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See Zeppa di Mino in the sixth story