Zelus
From The Seven Sages of Rome
AdulteryChastityDeathDeceptionDeceitful advisorRemorseEvidenceFalse evidence of unchastity/criminalityFoolish old manGullible husbandJealous husbandMarriageRevengeSlander: wife falsely accusedSuicideViolenceMurderUnjust execution
A servant misleads his master into thinking that his wife is having an affair with another servant. The master kills both the adulterers. When he discovers his mistake, he kills the lying servant and then commits suicide.
Adapted from Wikeley (1983) by Ava Byrne.
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Italian version was published separately as the Compassionevole avvenimento di Cleandro gentiluomo padovano. |
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