Antony: i am no orator as brutus is, but, as you know me all, a plain blunt man that love my friend; and that they know full well that gave me public leave to speak of him. is this excerpt written in blank verse or prose? explain your answer.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

the answer to the given question above would the one that wiesel is establishing and how is ethos by appeal to his authority in having survived the holocaust. hope this answers your question.

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