Orlando Furioso, Canto 24: riassunto
Canto 24 di 46 · 30 min per leggere: canto
In Canto 24, Orlando’s madness spreads destruction, while Zerbino punishes Odorico and suffers fatal wounds defending the abandoned Durindana against Mandricardo. Isabella turns from suicide toward religious service, and Doralice persuades Mandricardo and Rodomonte to suspend their rivalry so they can help the besieged Saracen army.
Cosa succede
- The narrator calls love madness, and Orlando kills shepherds, attacks villagers, and wanders through France hunting people and animals.
- Almonio delivers Odorico to Zerbino, who spares him but orders him to accompany and defend Gabrina for a year.
- Zerbino and Isabella learn of Orlando’s madness and gather his abandoned equipment; Mandricardo takes Durindana and fights Zerbino.
- Doralice secures a truce, but Zerbino dies from his wounds; a hermit stops Isabella from killing herself.
- Isabella chooses religious service and travels with the hermit and Zerbino’s coffin until an insulting knight blocks their path.
- Mandricardo and Rodomonte fight over Doralice, then accept her demand to suspend their quarrel and help the surrounded Saracens.
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Cosa notare
The question frames love as a loss of self-command. Orlando’s violence, Odorico’s defense, and Isabella’s despair give this argument different forms.
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What condition does Zerbino impose when he spares Odorico?
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