For what purpose did Boccaccio write The Decameron? What ways did people respond to Black Death? What does autor imply about religous & social values, customs & traditions at this time in history? Desrcibe young men & women who left the city? Why they left? What did they value? What are their attitudes toward the plague? How did Boccacio portray clergy in his stories? Choose couple characters who hold positions in the church & discuss what portrayals imply about attitudes towards the church in Boccacio''s time. The book contains important woman, highly self motivated, outspoken, & overtly sexual characters. Choose a couple of female characters and discuss how they create an idea of what women were, or what they should be.