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The fuller is a laundry worker whose spouse (the fuller’s wife) is cheating on him. They both appear in a story that the baker tells his own unfaithful spouse, the baker’s wife. The fuller unexpectedly comes home early while his wife is with her lover. Her lover tries to hide under a wicker cage and ends up dying of sulfur exposure, highlighting the potential consequences of trying to hide infidelity.
The Fuller Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by The Fuller or refer to The Fuller. 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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Book 9
Quotes
As the baker reviewed these indignities, his spouse, for whom insouciant arrogance was by this time second nature, called down curses on the fuller’s wife in the most hateful terms.
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The Fuller Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by The Fuller or refer to The Fuller. 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:
).
Book 9
Quotes
As the baker reviewed these indignities, his spouse, for whom insouciant arrogance was by this time second nature, called down curses on the fuller’s wife in the most hateful terms.
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Explanation and Analysis:
