... end writing a book in itself. Hence, instead of summarizing I will instead focus my essay on the elaboration of what I feel are the three main influences on the depiction of sexual intercourse in the narrative. First, the freedom of sex in the narrative is a direct result of the ideals that accompanied the plague. Second, The Decameron is influenced by the widespread norms that existed towards lust, sex and marriage during that time. And thirdly ... important to note that this train of thought directly influenced the very characters telling the stories. This is evident by looking within...

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