Beritola’s Separation and Family Reunion

The Decameron

This flow follows Beritola from political flight and island isolation through the loss of her children and the eventual restoration of her family.

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Flight from Sicily Flight from Sicily from "The Decameron". Flight from Sicily Political collapse After Charles I defeats Manfred, Arrighetto Capece is captured and Beritola flees with her young son, carrying another…

Flight from Sicily from "The Decameron". Flight from Sicily Political collapse After Charles I defeats Manfred, Arrighetto Capece is captured and Beritola flees with her young son, carrying another…

Flight from Sicily Political collapse After Charles I defeats Manfred, Arrighetto Capece is captured and Beritola flees with her young son, carrying another child within her. A second separation She gives birth on the journey, but pirates seize the ship and her children while she is away from the shore. Beritola returns to find them gone.

Alone on Ponza Alone on Ponza from "The Decameron". Alone on Ponza Despair in isolation Beritola searches the island for her sons and finds no trace of them. She expects no rescue and withdraws to a cave.

Alone on Ponza from "The Decameron". Alone on Ponza Despair in isolation Beritola searches the island for her sons and finds no trace of them. She expects no rescue and withdraws to a cave.

Alone on Ponza Despair in isolation Beritola searches the island for her sons and finds no trace of them. She expects no rescue and withdraws to a cave. An unlikely refuge She nurses two newborn kids as though they were her own. The animals become her only companions during her solitary life.

Shelter with the Malespina Household

Shelter with the Malespina Household A meeting in the wilderness Currado Malespina and his wife encounter Beritola while hunting. They hear her story and offer her protection. A new identity Beritola leaves the island with them and enters their household in Lunigiana, living modestly under the name Cavriuola.

Giusfredi’s Imprisonment Giusfredi’s Imprisonment from "The Decameron". Giusfredi’s Imprisonment A son returns unknown Giusfredi, now called Giannotto, enters Currado’s service without recognizing his mother.

Giusfredi’s Imprisonment from "The Decameron". Giusfredi’s Imprisonment A son returns unknown Giusfredi, now called Giannotto, enters Currado’s service without recognizing his mother.

Giusfredi’s Imprisonment A son returns unknown Giusfredi, now called Giannotto, enters Currado’s service without recognizing his mother. He falls in love with Currado’s daughter Spina. Arrest and discovery Currado imprisons the pair after finding them together. News of the Sicilian revolt prompts Giannotto to disclose his true identity.

The Family Restored The Family Restored from "The Decameron". The Family Restored Recognition and marriage Currado verifies Giusfredi’s parentage and marries him to Spina.

The Family Restored from "The Decameron". The Family Restored Recognition and marriage Currado verifies Giusfredi’s parentage and marries him to Spina.

The Family Restored Recognition and marriage Currado verifies Giusfredi’s parentage and marries him to Spina. Beritola recognizes her son and is reunited with him. Wider reconciliation Messengers locate Scacciato and confirm that Arrighetto is alive. The reunited family returns to Sicily in joy and restored status.

After Manfred’s defeat at Benevento

After the children are taken from Ponza

Several months after the abduction

Years after Beritola reaches Lunigiana

After Giusfredi reveals his identity