2.Federigo Alberighi: Federigo is the son of Signor Fillippo Alberighi, a wealthy nobleman.

Federigo falls
in love with the lady Giovanna and spends his fortune extravagantly to impress her. Eventually, he has
spent everything he has and is forced to live on a small farm in the country, with only one reminder of
his former wealth—his rare and prized falcon. The narrator observes that Federigo bears Giovanna no ill
will for being the cause of his poverty; rather, his love for her grows more intense.

Monna Giovanna: Giovanna is the noblewoman with whom Federigo is in love. She is described as the
most beautiful woman in all of Florence. Despite her beauty and her other reputed virtues, such as her
honesty, Giovanna ignores Federigo and all the ostentatious displays of his affection.

Fiammetta: Fiammetta is the narrator of the story. Elected by her peers as the queen of the fifth day of
storytelling, Fiammetta selects the theme of ‘‘lovers who have won happiness after grief or misfortune.’’
Fiammetta introduces the tale, cautioning the other young women in the group to not be rash or
careless in the selection of their suitors, and to take into account the worthiness of the suitor rather than
simply the suitor’s fortune

Giovanna’s son, whose name is not mentioned in ‘‘Federigo’s Falcon,’’ is described as having a great
interest in hawks and a familiarity with Federigo and his falcon. According to the narrator, the boy
delights in watching Federigo’s falcon, but seeing how much Federigo loves his falcon, the boy makes no
attempt to try and claim it as his own, the boy’s sense of arrogant entitlement is revealed, although it is
somewhat modified by his respect for Federigo’s feelings.

3. Federigo loves Monna Giovanna, a young woman of nobility who is already married and has
a son.
After her wealthy husband dies, Monna and her son travel to their country estate near the farm
where Federigo lives.
The boy becomes friends with Federigo and covets the prized falcon.
Federigo loses the entirety of his wealth in pursuit of Giovanna and retains only a small farm
and his prized falcon.
Giovanna’s husband eventually becomes sick and dies, leaving his wealth to his son and, in the
event of his son’s death, to Giovanna.
Federigo’s falcon is used by the impoverished Federigo for sustenance.
The bird is his companion and provider, and yet Federigo willingly kills her and feeds her to
Giovanna.
4. The themes of Federigo’s Falcon are love, the nature of giving and sacrifice, loss and guilt,
fate and redemption, marital affection, and nobility.

5. The climax of Federigo’s Falcon is the death of Monna’s son and her subsequent marriage
to Federigo 1. The ending follows a tragic twist in the story, which sees Federigo kill and roast
his prized falcon to serve a meal worthy of his love, Monna, only to learn that she has come to
request that very falcon for her sick son 1. Nevertheless, Federigo effectively loses one of his
most cherished loves and gains an arguably greater one in Monna 1. The short story is notable
for its ironic climax, which is ultimately happy despite the tragic events that cause it 1

6. The main conflict in Federigo’s Falcon is the tension between Federigo’s love for Monna
Giovanna and the reality of her marriage to another man 1. Federigo is deeply in love with
Monna Giovanna, but she is already married and has a son. Federigo’s love for Giovanna is
unrequited, and he spends all his wealth trying to gain her love.

7. The resolution of Federigo’s Falcon is that Monna Giovanna’s son dies, and she is left with
nothing but her love for Federigo 1. The story concludes with a message of redemption and
nobility when Giovanna is moved by her son’s illness to approach Federigo regarding his falcon.
She is aware of what Federigo has sacrificed and how highly he regards her. Federigo responds
to Giovanna the way he always has, by offering her everything he has 1. The story ends with the
two of them together, and the narrator tells us that “they lived happily ever after”