Ghismonda, disheartened by her father’s stern threats against Guiscardo, held her own life above her father’s head as a threat saying, “I certify thee, that whatsoever thou hast done or shalt do with Guiscardo, a thou do not the like with me, mine own hands shall do it” (P. For example, Ghismonda’s relationship with her father Tancrede in Day IV portrays a bond which the female holds power over the male. In fact, women seem to have an upper hand in many aspects of male-female relationships. Yet, Boccaccio demonstrates that a woman’s lack of social standing does not influence her levels of control in any sort of relationship. In the society that The Decameron takes place in, women have been trapped in a lower social standing than men. Gender disparities are a very significant portion of Boccaccio’s writing, and the different portrayals of men and women are obvious.
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