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|Has Motif=Adultery; Chastity; Death; Deception; Deceitful advisor; Remorse; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Foolish old man; Gullible husband; Jealous husband; Marriage; Revenge; Slander: wife falsely accused; Suicide; Violence; Murder; Unjust execution
|Has Summary=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.
|Has Note=Italian version was published separately as the Compassionevole avvenimento di Cleandro gentiluomo padovano.
|Has Note=Italian version was published separately as the Compassionevole avvenimento di Cleandro gentiluomo padovano.
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 10 July 2025

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.

Note

Italian version was published separately as the Compassionevole avvenimento di Cleandro gentiluomo padovano.

Critical Literature
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Zelus appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Zelus is narrated in the following occurrences
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Zelus appears in the following manuscripts
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