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    Tale of The Fa Lcon: Giovanni Boccaccio

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    The story follows Federigo, a man who falls deeply in love with Monna Giovanna, one of the most beautiful women in Florence, but she takes no notice of him. He spends lavishly to court her until he is left in poverty with only his prized falcon. When Monna Giovanna's husband dies, she and her son move near Federigo. Her son befriends Federigo and asks for his falcon, believing it can cure his illness. Federigo welcomes them into his home but, wanting to impress, kills his falcon for their dinner. After, Monna Giovanna asks for the falcon, causing Federigo's inconsolable tears as he has nothing left to give. Her son

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    Tale of The Fa Lcon: Giovanni Boccaccio

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    The story follows Federigo, a man who falls deeply in love with Monna Giovanna, one of the most beautiful women in Florence, but she takes no notice of him. He spends lavishly to court her until he is left in poverty with only his prized falcon. When Monna Giovanna's husband dies, she and her son move near Federigo. Her son befriends Federigo and asks for his falcon, believing it can cure his illness. Federigo welcomes them into his home but, wanting to impress, kills his falcon for their dinner. After, Monna Giovanna asks for the falcon, causing Federigo's inconsolable tears as he has nothing left to give. Her son

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    The story follows Federigo, a man who falls deeply in love with Monna Giovanna, one of the most beautiful women in Florence, but she takes no notice of him. He spends lavishly to court her until he is left in poverty with only his prized falcon. When Monna Giovanna's husband dies, she and her son move near Federigo. Her son befriends Federigo and asks for his falcon, believing it can cure his illness. Federigo welcomes them into his home but, wanting to impress, kills his falcon for their dinner. After, Monna Giovanna asks for the falcon, causing Federigo's inconsolable tears as he has nothing left to give. Her son

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    The story follows Federigo, a man who falls deeply in love with Monna Giovanna, one of the most beautiful women in Florence, but she takes no notice of him. He spends lavishly to court her until he is left in poverty with only his prized falcon. When Monna Giovanna's husband dies, she and her son move near Federigo. Her son befriends Federigo and asks for his falcon, believing it can cure his illness. Federigo welcomes them into his home but, wanting to impress, kills his falcon for their dinner. After, Monna Giovanna asks for the falcon, causing Federigo's inconsolable tears as he has nothing left to give. Her son

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    Tale of the Fa

    lcon
    Giovanni Boccaccio
    Giovanni
    Boccaccio
    (born 1313, Paris, Fr.—di
    ed Dec. 21, 1375, Certald
    o, Tuscany [Italy]), Italian
    poet and scholar, best re
    membered as the author
    of the earthy tales in the
    Decameron. With Petrarc
    h he laid the foundations
    for the humanism of the
    Renaissance and raised v
    ernacular literature to th
    e level and status of the c
    lassics of antiquity.
    Italy foremost writters raised i
    n florence.Boccaccio later stu
    died business but soon transfe
    rred his ambition from bankin
    g to Literature.
    Most of boccaccio work explor
    e the theme of love.
    CHARACTERS:
    Federigo, monna giovanna
    and unnamed Boy
    THEME:
    Love, the nature of giving and sa
    crifice, loss and guilt, fate and re
    demption, marital affection and
    nobility.
    SETTING:
    It is on Italy, 14th Cen
    tury
    CONFLICT:
    Giovanna wants the bird because
    she want to give it to her son but
    fredigo kill it and serve it as their
    dinner
    SUMMARY:
    Federigo falls in love with Monna Giov
    anna, one of the most beautiful and c
    harming women in Florence and spen
    ds his money exorbitantly to court her
    . She, however, doesn't take any notic
    e, and Federigo is forced into poverty
    in the country with only his prized falc
    on for company.
    Monna Giovanna's husband dies, and
    she moves to the country with her so
    n for her mourning period. The two liv
    e near Federigo, and the son often sp
    ends time with the man. Unfortunatel
    y, the boy falls ill and asks for Federig
    o's falcon to cure him. The mother is t
    roubled at the thought of taking Feder
    igo's only source of income, but she d
    ecides to try for the sake of her son.
    Federigo welcomes Monna Giovanna i
    nto his house, but soon he becomes an
    xious when he realizes that he has not
    hing to feed her for dinner. To make a g
    ood impression, he orders the falcon ki
    lled and roasted for dinner. After dinne
    r, Monna Giovanna begs Federigo to gi
    ve her the falcon, whereupon he beco
    mes inconsolable and bursts into tears
    because he cannot comply with her re
    quest.
    Sadly, the son passes away, and
    Monna Giovanna is required to re
    marry. She declares that she will
    have no one but Federigo, and to
    gether with her riches and Federi
    go's newfound sense, they live ha
    ppily for the rest of their days.
    Any question?

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