Choose one of the following topics, and write a two page essay:
1. In Decameron IV, we read: Right then and there the father sensed that Nature had more power than his intelligence. Find examples, with textual citations, when this statement determines the outcomes of the stories.
2. The two love stories of Decameron IV, 1 & 5, have a tragic end, while the love story of Decameron V, 4 has a happy ending 2013 Analyze the factors that lead their opposite endings.