How is the is the dark figure's address to the people gathered in the forest, in paragraph 64, important to the story as a whole?
It helps illustrate that the fight against evil must be a collective effort amongst the townspeople.
It demonstrates that Young Goodman Brown is the only good person amongst the townspeople.
It helps show that even the most righteous elders amongst the townspeople are inclined to evil.
It allows readers to better understand how badly the Native Americans are treated by the townspeople.

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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.