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Renaissance Literature Primary Source Discussion Questions

Renaissance Literature Primary Source Discussion Questions. Thinking Skill: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts. “The Courtier”. What was a courtier, and what did Castiglione require of him? Why do you think Castiglione’s book was so popular?

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Renaissance Literature Primary Source Discussion Questions

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  1. Renaissance LiteraturePrimary Source Discussion Questions Thinking Skill: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts

  2. “The Courtier” • What was a courtier, and what did Castiglione require of him? • Why do you think Castiglione’s book was so popular? • What values of Renaissance society does it promote? • According to Castiglione, what should the relationship be between women and men?

  3. “The Prince” • According to Machiavelli, is it better as a leader to be loved or feared? • Is it better for a leader to be merciful or cruel? • Is it better for a leader to kill a man or steal his property? • Interpret the phrase, “the ends justify the means.” • Do you see Machiavelli as moral, immoral, or amoral?

  4. Renaissance LiteraturePrimary Source Discussion Questions • What was a courtier, and what did Castiglione require of him? • What values of Renaissance society does it promote? • According to Machiavelli, is it better as a leader to be loved or feared? • Interpret the phrase, “the ends justify the means.” • Thinking Skill: Demonstrate an understanding of concepts

  5. Closure • How did Castiglione’s book reveal a new idea about the role of achievement? • How did Machiavelli’s The Prince reflect humanist and Renaissance ways of thinking?

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