9.2- The pants are symbolic of the hippocracy that the church has been turned into throughout the stories. The head nun is no better than any person on the street, committing one of the worst sins known to the religion and then scolding another for the exact same reason. The sin in fact is irrelevant, and the Abbess merely scolds to save face, she does not feel that the sin is true, and therefore the sin becomes little more than a side note.
9.3- I feel that his friends are completely at fault. Although Calandrino was stingy and not as smart as them, he should not be unjustly duped as he was. His friends not only stole his money but they also made him so upset at his wife that she was almost beaten. She was also embarrassed by her husband when he told his friends she preferred to be on top. The wife's role is slightly different from other stories. Although she is told she will be beaten, she does have control in bed which is a rarity in these stories.
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