Pietro Boccamazza is the bumbling hero of Elissa’s fifth tale (V, 3). A young man who belongs to an illustrious Roman family, he plans to elope with Agnolella when his family refuses to allow their marriage because she’s not a noble. His story shows how fortune’s twists can affect lovers—he loses Agnolella after they take a wrong turn during their elopement and are attacked by soldiers, but when they’re subsequently reunited and married, they become prime examples of happy lovers.