Boccacio story about Masetho clearly indicated the importance of Language usage. Language could be seen as a powerful and a control tools. Before Masetho met with Abeass, Masetho has no voice of his own, he was being seen as dumb and someone that would not be able to tell whatever happened. The nuns pushes him to do what ever they wanted him to do and according to their own selfish desire. But when masetho start to speak, he was able to tell them what he wanted, demanded from them to give something and better things in returns of the service he was rendering to them, and also control them because of his ability to use the power of language.
Effects of Language Usage with Masetho
May 6, 2011 Written by obafemi oyaniran | 4 Comments
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MMcGlynn // May 7th 2011 at 1:58 pm
I think there’s one more step to take here: what do these plot details tell us about Boccaccio’s message?
Thesis for Mosetto // May 7th 2011 at 10:16 pm
Boccaccio shows that through the good use of language, both parties can benefit since they open a window for themselves by providing a loophole where they can both get what they want without recognizing their flaws.
***I had posted this thesis under the heading of Decameron since Wednesday, because the frontpage would not let me post it***
MMcGlynn // May 10th 2011 at 11:20 am
a much stronger sentence!
Michael Tesoro // May 10th 2011 at 7:24 pm
I believe the second post titled thesis for Mosetto is a very effective thesis. This thesis explains Boccaccio’s message in the story, how the story is tied into this message, and how characters in the story are affected by language.