1. “THE PERFECT COURTIER” 1. WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN? –1528: THE RENAISSANCE

2. #2. ACCORDING TO CASTIGLIONE, WHAT IS THE PROPER BODILY FRAME FOR A COURTLY MAN? NOT TOO SHORT, NOT TOO TALL… BETTER TO BE SHORT – EXTRA HEIGHT WAS UNDESIRABLE: CONSIDERED TO BE “DULL OF INTELLECT” & UNFIT FOR EXERCISES INVOLVING AGILITY

3. #3. UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A COURTIER BE READY TO FIGHT? WHEN HONOR DEMANDS IT!

4. #4. WHAT QUALITIES “BEFIT” ALL WOMEN OF THIS TIME? KINDNESS, DISCRETION, ABILITY TO MANAGE HUSBAND’S PROPERTY / HOUSE, HAVE KIDS, BE A GOOD HOUSEWIFE; SOCIAL: GOOD CONVERSATION, GOOD MANNERS, KNOWLEDGEABLE ON MANY THINGS

5. # 5. HOW MUST A COURT LADY CONDUCT HER CONVERSATION? NOT TO MIX JOKING WITH SERIOUS MATTERS & TO NOT STUPIDLY PRETEND TO KNOW THAT WHICH SHE DOES NOT KNOW!

6. # 6. COMPARE CASTIGLIONE’S DESCRIPTION OF A COURTLY MAN WITH THAT OF A COURTLY WOMAN. WHAT QUALITIES DO COURTLY MEN & WOMEN SHARE? WHAT QUALITIES ARE UNIQUE TO EACH? SAME – PRUDENCE: CAREFUL, WISE, SOUND JUDGEMENT, CAUTIOUS, THINKS BEFORE ACTS / SPEAKS -MAGNANIMITY: NOBLE IN MIND, RISING ABOVE PETTINESS & MEANNESS. -POLITENESS DIFFERENT – WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN; MEN EXPECTED TO FIGHT IN DEFENSE OF HONOR

7. #7. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO TODAY? SAME: PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, SOME ATTENTION TO PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES DIFFERENT: VIEWS ON HEIGHT & INTELLECT; CHANGE IN GENDER ROLES!