The Decameron

The Decameron

by

Giovanni Boccaccio

Cassandra Character Analysis

In Panfilo’s fifth tale (V, 1), Cassandra is betrothed to Pasimondas’s brother, Ormisdas. But because she is the love interest of Lysimachus, he kills her fiancée and carries her off on her wedding day. Unlike Iphigenia, she doesn’t serve as the vehicle for ennobling her lover, but she does demonstrate a similar lack of agency, since her desire to be with either Ormisdas or Lysimachus is never explored.

Cassandra Quotes in The Decameron

The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Cassandra or refer to Cassandra. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love and Sex Theme Icon
).
Day 5: First Tale Quotes

Leaving the house full of blood, tumult, tears, and sadness, they made their way unimpeded to the ship, keeping close together and carrying their spoils before them. Having handed the ladies aboard, Cimon and Lysimachus followed with their comrades just as the shore began to fill with men who were coming to the rescue of the two ladies. But they plied their oars with a will, and made good their escape.

Related Characters: Panfilo (speaker), Cimon, Iphigenia, Pasimondas, Lysimachus, Ormisdas, Cassandra
Page Number: 378
Explanation and Analysis:
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Cassandra Quotes in The Decameron

The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Cassandra or refer to Cassandra. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love and Sex Theme Icon
).
Day 5: First Tale Quotes

Leaving the house full of blood, tumult, tears, and sadness, they made their way unimpeded to the ship, keeping close together and carrying their spoils before them. Having handed the ladies aboard, Cimon and Lysimachus followed with their comrades just as the shore began to fill with men who were coming to the rescue of the two ladies. But they plied their oars with a will, and made good their escape.

Related Characters: Panfilo (speaker), Cimon, Iphigenia, Pasimondas, Lysimachus, Ormisdas, Cassandra
Page Number: 378
Explanation and Analysis: