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Appearing in Filostrato’s fifth tale (V, 4), Ricciardo de’ Manardi is a neighbor of Lizio da Valbona, his wife Giacomina, and their daughter Caterina. Although Lizio and Giacomina think of him almost as a son, he falls in love with their daughter Caterina and arranges to sleep with her under her parents’ noses. Upon being discovered, he willingly decides to marry Caterina rather than face her parents’ wrath. He and Caterina are very happy lovers both before and after their marriage.
Ricciardo de’ Manardi Quotes in The Decameron
The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Ricciardo de’ Manardi or refer to Ricciardo de’ Manardi . 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:
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Day 5: Fourth Tale
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When there was no longer any sound to be heard, Ricciardo climbed over a wall with the aid of a ladder, then climbed up to the side of the house by clinging with great difficulty to a series of stones projecting from the wall. At every moment of the ascent, he was in serious danger of falling, but in the end he reached the balcony unscathed, where he was silently received by the girl with very great rejoicing. After exchanging many kisses, they lay down together and for virtually the entire night they had delight and joy of one another, causing the nightingale to sing at frequent intervals.
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Ricciardo de’ Manardi Quotes in The Decameron
The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Ricciardo de’ Manardi or refer to Ricciardo de’ Manardi . 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:
).
Day 5: Fourth Tale
Quotes
When there was no longer any sound to be heard, Ricciardo climbed over a wall with the aid of a ladder, then climbed up to the side of the house by clinging with great difficulty to a series of stones projecting from the wall. At every moment of the ascent, he was in serious danger of falling, but in the end he reached the balcony unscathed, where he was silently received by the girl with very great rejoicing. After exchanging many kisses, they lay down together and for virtually the entire night they had delight and joy of one another, causing the nightingale to sing at frequent intervals.
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