Decameron-Day 2

2.6) This story has a great deal to say about humanity. Since the woman's sons and husband were taken from her she can basically not survive on her own. Instead of making something successful or even attempting to go back to normal society, she stays in a cave and lives among the deer as part of their family. She is too dependent on the male figures. Also, once her son, who is imprisoned for making love outside or marriage drops his name, he is instantly granted freedom. The King's own daughter was in jail, but the fact that the man was noble made it ok, as long as he could prove his nobility.
3.1) In this story, a very smart man goes to live amongst nuns, pretending to be dumb and deaf. He actually outsmarts them, because he knows that if he plays along with them, and if he learns their secrets, that they will pretty much do anything he wants, and that he controls them. they cannot afford a scandal, and since he realizes that, he benefits not only from sex, but also from the substantial amounts of money he gains by having all of their secrets in tow. He has all of the power of these woman, who cannot control their sexual urges, and he knows this. This muteness is like a fly on the wall; he is very dangerous.