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Lodovico and Beatrice

This novella spins a clever tale of love, wit, and manipulation, as Madonna loyalty. Unaware of the ruse, Egano complies. Meanwhile, Beatrice and

Beatrice outsmarts her husband, Egano, to be with her admirer, Lodovico. Lodovico seize the opportunity to be together in secret.
Themes of ingenuity, passion, and trickery frame the narrative.
After their passionate meeting, Lodovico goes to the garden, pretending
Lodovico, a nobleman enamored of Madonna Beatrice, confesses his deep to have been duped by Egano’s disguise. Feigning outrage, Lodovico

love for her. Beatrice, captivated by his charm, reciprocates his feelings berates and beats Egano with a cudgel. Egano, still unaware of the true
despite being married to Egano. Determined to unite with Lodovico, she nature of the scheme, accepts the humiliation, believing he has proven
devises an ingenious plan to outwit her husband. his wife’s virtue.

Disguising her intentions, Beatrice persuades Egano to don her clothes This witty tale concludes with Beatrice maintaining her reputation
and wait for Lodovico in the garden, under the pretext of testing his while cleverly fulfilling her desires, showcasing her intelligence and
resourcefulness.

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