Giovanni Boccaccio was born in “Certaldo”, Republic of Florence in 1313 along with Dante Alighieri he was considered one of the fathers of the Italian Literature. He was a humanist and a renowned writer in Italy, he also wrote in Latin. The Decameron Tenth Day, Tenth Story was his masterpiece.
The story is about the adventures of a man called Gualtieri who becomes Marquis of Saluzzo. He's not married and spends all of his time hunting, so his people are worried about the future of his estate. They urge Gualtieri to marry and provide them with an heir. Gualtieri finally accepts on one condition: he gets to choose his own wife and they'll have to honor her as their lady, whoever she is. His people agree and eagerly await his choice. Gualtieri had taken a liking to a poor girl in his locality, so he approached her father and made a conversation for marriage. Then he returns to his own people and gives them the news, reminding them of their promise. The people, who never believed he would settle down, are joyful. Gualtieri and his people plan a lavish wedding. He has a dress made to fit his bride and buys rings and crowns for her. Just one thing: he has to tell the girl that she's marrying him. So on the day of the wedding, Gualtieri rides out to the village to get his bride. Since she has no idea that he intends to marry her, she's standing around with the other village girls, trying to get a look at the lucky bride. We learn that her name is Griselda. Gualtieri sits down with her and her father and asks her a series of questions. He wants to know if she'll obey him, no matter what. When she agrees, Gualtieri brings her outside to his waiting kinsman. Then he strips her naked in front of all the men and women present. Only then does he call for the new clothes he's had made for her (perhaps he should have done that before the stripping). He asks her if she'll accept him as her husband (she does). He accepts her as his wife. It's a done deal. The rest of the story keeps showing the stoicism that Griselda exercises in her attitude.
The details from the story that best demonstrates Griselda's stoically patient attitude are:
She allowed herself to be humiliated in front of many people when Gualtieri asked her to strip naked, even before knowing he wanted to marry her.
And that she even let Gualtieri to divorce her and let her serve the next bride.
