For each day of the Decameron you read, create a chart to make a note of the seating pattern of the storytellers. Keep in mind the following questions as you gradually fill in the chart:
Create a new literary portrait of your assigned brigata character. Using the information contained in The Brigata section of the Decameron Web, the online bibliography, and secondary books/articles in the library, thoroughly research your character and write a concise description of him/her. Each "literary portrait" should adhere to the following structure. Make sure to include the following elements in your essay:
Include a list of all primary and secondary sources used in your research (formatted in accordance with existing Decameron Web article citations).
In the previous assignment, you explored the general characteristics of your brigata member. As a natural extension of this project, examine your character's "narrative identity" in greater depth by carefully examining the tales that he/she recounts in the first three days. What are the common themes, narrative structures, and rhetorical strategies that unite the three novelle? Do the stories seem to accurately reflect the personality of the storyteller? And what is the reaction of the other brigata members to your character's stories