And thirdly, Boccaccio's personal beliefs must have played an important role in the construction of sex within the tales. ... Soon after, the seven women and three men quickly find themselves leaving town with only with an agenda to "pursue whatever pleasures and entertainments the present times would afford while shunning at all costs the lewd practices of their fellow citizens (16-17)." ... The theme of lustful attraction and ensuing sexual intercourse is played over and over throughout the book without second thought from the characters, except on occasion only for the purpose of ...

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