The stories of Decameron IV, 1 5 and Decameron V, 4 have...

The stories of Decameron IV, 1 5 and Decameron V, 4 have contrasting endings. The disparities of the endings are due to the relationship between social classes and family acceptance. These significant factors led to Decameron IV, 1 5 having a tragic ending. These two stories involved lovers being separated by family members due to social rankings. In Decameron V, 4 the opposite occurred; the father accepted the relationship because the family of the individual was distinguished in society. Decameron IV, 1 consisted of the love story of Ghismunda, a young widow that found a lover, named Guiscardo. Tancredi, the father of Ghismunda, discovers the relationship that his daughter is having with Guiscardo and knows he must punish them. In†¦show more content†¦She dies of grief when her brother takes away the vase. In contrast to these two stories ending tragically, Decameron V, 4 the love story of Caterina and Ricciardo ends on a fortunate note. Caterina’s father, Messer Lizio finds Caterina and Ricciardo naked in bed; contrary to expectations Messer Lizio didn’t become outraged as he by this and reacts with composure. Messer Lizio tells his wife, â€Å"Ricciardo is a noble and a rich young man; we have only to gain from such a match. If he wishes to leave this house with my blessing, he will have to marry her first; thus he shall have put his nightingale into his own cage and not into anybody else’s!† Caterina’s love affair with Ricciardo resulted in a marriage. This was due to Ricciardo having noble standards in society and the family acceptance from Caterina’s parents. The parasitic relationship between love and death is common to the first two stories as we see social ranking and family acceptance resulting in unsuccessful relationships. Society playing a