The Italian and Northern Renaissance writers had numerous ideas in common but had vastly different views on how to interpret those ideas. Writers such as Pico, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, and Rabelais. Some focused their attention on the human condition views were both optimistic, and realistic, and advice . They all had different ways for writing and conveying their message as well as different messages all together. Although from the same area, some may have differing views from the other.
The human condition was a topic than had several separate views that some writers had in common. Pico de Mirandola believed that the human's free will set it apart from all other creation (Mirandola 283). He felt that this ability alone made them greater than all other creation; like gods. François Rabelais had positive views of human nature as well. He went against the idea of depriving oneself of worldly pleasures. He goes on to write about the joys of life even with the lack of knowledge (Rabelais 290). …show more content…
Machiavelli wrote giving advice to a prince saying, that it is better to be feared and to be loved. To be feared means that you contain the ultimate power (Machiavelli 285). Along with being feared, a prince should also let go of any morals and be cruel. On another side of advice, Shakespeare wrote The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Within the writing, a gentleman asks his friend for help to court a lady. This situation is realistic due to its applicability to others lives and serves as good advice as well.
All of these writers, not matter they're origin, have both complimentary options on the world and dissenting opinions. Some had more assertive and bold beliefs or judgement of the human condition. Also, their were different examples of advice one to a prince and tell him to be a cruel and feared leader. The other was to a friend on how to court a lady. There were many different views under each varying
The human condition was a topic than had several separate views that some writers had in common. Pico de Mirandola believed that the human's free will set it apart from all other creation (Mirandola 283). He felt that this ability alone made them greater than all other creation; like gods. François Rabelais had positive views of human nature as well. He went against the idea of depriving oneself of worldly pleasures. He goes on to write about the joys of life even with the lack of knowledge (Rabelais 290). …show more content…
Machiavelli wrote giving advice to a prince saying, that it is better to be feared and to be loved. To be feared means that you contain the ultimate power (Machiavelli 285). Along with being feared, a prince should also let go of any morals and be cruel. On another side of advice, Shakespeare wrote The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Within the writing, a gentleman asks his friend for help to court a lady. This situation is realistic due to its applicability to others lives and serves as good advice as well.
All of these writers, not matter they're origin, have both complimentary options on the world and dissenting opinions. Some had more assertive and bold beliefs or judgement of the human condition. Also, their were different examples of advice one to a prince and tell him to be a cruel and feared leader. The other was to a friend on how to court a lady. There were many different views under each varying