Dioneo Timeline and Summary

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Dioneo Timeline and Summary

  • Dioneo appears in the church at Santa Maria Novella with his pals Panfilo and Filostrato.
  • He and the other men meet the seven ladies and hear their scheme. They agree to participate.
  • When they reach the first palace, Dioneo informs everyone that he's there to party and he won't stay if they insist on dragging him down.
  • At the end of the first day, Dioneo asks the new queen for the privilege to forget the daily theme and always be the last to tell his story.
  • At the end of day five, the new queen Elissa asks him to sing a song and he playfully proposes many obscene songs before singing "Love, the beauteous light."
  • Dioneo sings a song with Lauretta at the beginning of day six about Troilus and Cressida and settles a dispute between Tindaro and Licisca at the request of Queen Elissa.
  • At the end of day six, Dioneo's crowned king and chooses the theme "Pranks that Wives Play on Their Husbands."
  • Dioneo visits the Valley of the Ladies and declares that Day Seven storytelling will be done there.
  • At the end of day seven, he crowns Lauretta the new queen.