1. CRITICAL WRITING ACTIVITY Machiavelli & More

2. Directions Complete the C.C.P. process for each document. Make sure you are thorough in your responses. How, if at all does each document reflect Renaissance ideals and ideas such as humanism, individualism and secularism? Use quotes from the passages to support your answer. Machiavelli Quotes and summarized information from the reading. (facts) More Quotes and summarized information from the reading. (facts) Analysis Why is this significant? Humanism Individualism Secularism

3. Questions What do you think are the characteristics of an ideal ruler? Do your ideas match Machiavelli or More?  Why? Two of the main ideas in Machiavelli’s work are:  “The ends justify the means.”  “It is better to be feared than loved.” What does the he mean by these ideas? What do you think Thomas More would say in response? Do you agree or disagree with Machiavelli?  Explain your answer.  Remember to consider both the ideal and the practical.