Decameron- Day 6

9.3- While at face value it may seem that Calandrino's friends are at fault for Calandrino's foolish behavior, I would beg to differ. The root of the problem is really Calandrino's foolishness, and this makes him guilty. First, he is foolish to keep Bruno and Buffalmacco as close friends. They continually torment him and cause problems between him and his wife. Due to his ignorance, he doesn't realize this though.

Further proof of this is the fact that Bruno and Buffalmacco face no consequences for their actions against Calandrino. One motif common throughout these stories is the idea of justice and people getting what they deserve. It seems like the worthy always come out on top. For example, in the story about the monk bringing a girl into the monastery, he ends up "winning" over the prior because the prior was wrongfully punishing him, even thought the prior made the same mistakes. In the stories about Calandrino, Bruno and Buffalmacco always come out on top because Calandrino is the real fool.

10.10- I believe that neither Gualtieri or his wife deserve each others love. He is unworthy of her love because of all the hoops he made her jump through for no reason. There are certainly other ways to test her loyalty besides making her believe that her children were murdered and pretending to divorce her. I do not find her worthy of his love, because throughout the whole story she showed nothing but indifference to the things he was doing to her. If she truly loved him, she should have been more passionate about what he was doing to her, especially when he pretended to have their marriage annulled.