Machiavelli Compare And Contrast Alberti And Dhuoda

One of the main things writers expressed was how important having a family and successors were, as well as being honored and respected within the community. These writers’ sources allow for an understanding of political, religious and social trends within the community. While some writers such as Dhuoda and Alberti gave advice on how to obedient and loyal, Boccaccio wanted others to be more merciful to those in the plague. Machiavelli believed that it is useful for a prince to “appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright” (The Prince, Machiavelli. pg. 9-10) so that the subjects were able to admire the prince because of his morals and values and this in turn, would allow the city to keep control and stay in control. We can compare these different writings to understand how different people at different times thought were important and why they were important to them during the time. One of the most important aspects of a persons’ life during the 15th and 16th was to get married and have legitimate children who could one day be successors to the throne. Early Christian writers, such as Dhuoda, used Biblical references to explain “that if God finds him worthy of children, he will …show more content…
By using biblical references, Dhuoda shows how important it was to be obedient to God in the hopes that he would find someone worthy enough of children. This proves that during Dhuoda’s time people still thought of God as a punisher and a rewarder. Alberti, on the other hand mentioned no biblical references and instead of the husband being found worthy of children, he believed the key to a successful marriage was to chose a partner who would procreate the best children. Alberti’s view on women’s role in life showed proved that women during his time were still supposed to be good housewives and mothers before focusing on public