The portrayal of women as passive and quiet within Renaissance literature did not stray far from the image of the Renaissance woman in created works of art. ... The mysterious phenomena of the statue coming to life initiates the complexity of the meaning of the statue. ... As the statue comes to life, the active Hermione becomes a "real being, " proposing that women in Renaissance society were not born passive and quiet, but made to be that way. ... Here, her speech does not impugn her of dignity, and we see that she is not ashamed of whom she is, but is, rather, willing to change who she i...

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The principal is known as the Carolingian Renaissance, supposed to perceive the blossoming of adapting under the rule of Charlemagne (ruled 768 "814). ... The accomplishments of the Carolingian age set the stage for the following traditional restoration, known as the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, a term coined by Charles Homer Haskins (1870 "1937) to portray the blooming of established learning amid this period. ... Traditional style was grasped from multiple points of view amid the Renaissance in Italy, and it showed itself in different interests. ... Alongside the painter Mas...

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The political life in Italy was characterized by instability, fear, and invasion as the small states of Italy were pulled into the wars and politics of Europe by the larger, more powerful states of France and Spain. ...

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Machiavelli's prince goes against the whole renaissance man perspective and travels along the line of an individual whose only "talent" is to ensure the stability of the state that he governs. ... His most controversial work, The Prince, outlines what he learned working in the political scene for most of his life. ... When the Medici family regained power in 1512 with the help of Spanish troops, Machiavelli was tortured and removed from public life. ...

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His objective approach to the subject matter is characteristic of the Renaissance period's critical thinking. ... Their loyalty stems from their desire to protect their own nation, freedoms, and way of life. ... If the reason for an action is to preserve the state and its way of life, then any action is acceptable. ...

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