Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. What more needs to be said, except that celestial spirits may sometimes descend even into the houses of the poor, whilst there are those in royal palaces who would be better employed as swineherds than rulers of men? What can be inferred about Dioneo's perspective based upon this excerpt? He thinks that Gualtieri's behavior was not in line with Christian values. He believes that fortune and fate have a role to play in shaping an individual's worth and character. He believes Griselda to be a model to which other wives should aspire. He believes that God intervenes to relieve the suffering of mortals.

Answer 1

He believes that God intervenes to relieve the suffering of mortals.

Dioneo’s perspective is about the intervention of celestial or heavenly beings on the affairs of humans. They come to relieve people from their sufferings. He is hopeful that Griselda will be comforted and that Gualtieri will be punished for acting unjustly against his wife.