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 Sketch of Prince Escalus  Escalus could have ordered Romeo to be hung for the murder of Tybalt.  William Shakespeare  | ||
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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- The Prince -by Niccolo Machiavelli
Machiavelli's The Prince is one of the most important political books ever written, and it just so happens to be dedicated to an Italian prince who ruled during the Renaissance. Many critics have applied aspects of The Prince to other literary works, such as Romeo and Juliet. This summary of Machiavelli's work may help students to see his ideas at work in Shakespeare's portrayal of Prince Escalus.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
Stop in at this Oregon State University website for a biography of Niccolo Machiavelli, a timeline of the famous Italian's life, and a hyperlink to an e-text version of his masterpiece, The Prince. Learning more about Machiavelli and the times in which he lived should give students reading Romeo and Juliet a better perspective on the play and, specifically, Prince Escalus.
- The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
Written in the 1800s, this book remains one of the definitive studies of Italian civilization during the Renaissance. Read the e-text at this website, by clicking on each chapter or by scrolling down through the entire text. By going through the first section, the first section, "The State as a Work of Art," Romeo and Juliet fans can get a better picture of life in an Italian city-state and the challenges of maintaining order.
- Introduction to Politics & War in the Renaissance
Follow this online course on Renaissance politics to get a better idea of what society was like during Romeo's day. The creator of the website, a Boise State University professor, covers both historical and philosophical developments of the time. An excellent resource.
- Crime and Punishment
Banishment may have seemed like a pretty harsh sentence to Romeo, but Shakespeare could have had Prince Escalus do much worse. This illustrated webpage details the often brutal methods of punishment that were regularly imposed during Shakespeare's time. If Romeo knew this stuff, he might have sung a different tune and thanked the Prince for not getting Elizabethan on him!
Prince Escalus
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