1- The Prince

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1232/1232-h/1232-h…

Use only The Prince by Machiavelli to answer these questions—you do not need to consult any outside or internet sources.Please type your answers in complete sentences and cite specific examples from the book.Please consult the guide to citing sources on the course Moodle page.Bring printed responses to class the day of discussion.

1. How does Machiavelli describe the different forms that government can take?

2. What are different approaches to ruling territories that get added to one’s own?

3. What are key attributes of a Prince?

4. Why is it better for Prince to be feared, rather than loved?

5. How does a Prince balance the need to gain fame, or renown, while also avoiding being despised?

2- Frankenstein

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42324/42324-h/42324…

Answer each question in a typed, double-spaced format, and written in 12-point, Times New Roman font.Your answers should include appropriate quotes from the book with page citations.All work should be your own, and you should neither work nor collaborate with any other students.

• Victor attributes his tragic fate to his relentless search for knowledge. Do you think that this is the true cause of his suffering? In what ways does the novel present knowledge as dangerous and destructive?
• Consider the relationship between Clerval and Victor.What is usually going on in Victor’s life when Clerval appears?What effect does his presence have on Victor?What do you think this means?
• What Enlightenment ideas do you think the creature represents?
• What do you think Walton represents?Why do you think his letters introduce Frankenstein’s story to the reader?
• Some have argued that Frankenstein is an allegory for the French Revolution and industrialization.Do you believe the same?Explain.