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Piccarda
In Emilia’s eighth tale (VIII, 4), the Provost is the priest who falls in love with Monna Piccarda. Because he continues to pursue her even after she’s made her disinterest clear, she and her brothers trick him into sleeping with her ugly maid, Cuitazza, and then expose his dalliance to the bishop. He shows how clever and resourceful people can get the best of insufferable, arrogant, and spoiled people.
Provost Quotes in The Decameron
The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Provost or refer to Provost. 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 8: Fourth Tale
Quotes
“Heaven be praised!” said the Provost, who could scarce contain his joy. “To tell you the truth, madam, I am amazed that you should have held out for so long, seeing that this has never happened to me with any woman before. And in fact, I have sometimes had occasion to reflect, that if women were made of silver you couldn’t turn them into coins, as they bend too easily. But no more of this, when and where can we be together?”
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Provost Quotes in The Decameron
The The Decameron quotes below are all either spoken by Provost or refer to Provost. 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 8: Fourth Tale
Quotes
“Heaven be praised!” said the Provost, who could scarce contain his joy. “To tell you the truth, madam, I am amazed that you should have held out for so long, seeing that this has never happened to me with any woman before. And in fact, I have sometimes had occasion to reflect, that if women were made of silver you couldn’t turn them into coins, as they bend too easily. But no more of this, when and where can we be together?”
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