The Decameron is a book consisting of smaller stories, written by Boccaccio. It was written in the Middle Ages. From The Decameron you can learn how women were treated during this time. Women were generally not treated well; even the best treatment they were given would be looked on as bad treatment in today's culture. The story that showed the best treatment of women was that of Sir Federigo. Federigo fell in love with a …
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…were treated very badly during The Middle Ages. The very best treatment they were given wouldn't be considered good treatment today, as seen in the story of Sir Federigo. Even in the Preface to The Decameron, Boccaccio said that women needed men to be able to do anything. However, it is impossible to say that women everywhere were treated badly during The Middle Ages without further evidence, since the different cultures would have probably varied.