The Prince

The Prince

  

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Challenges & Opportunities

Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching The Prince Teacher Pass


Teaching The Prince Teacher Pass includes:

  • Assignments & Activities
  • Reading Quizzes
  • Current Events & Pop Culture articles
  • Discussion & Essay Questions
  • Challenges & Opportunities
  • Related Readings in Literature & History

Sample of Challenges & Opportunities


Finally! Your chance to train America's youth to be heartless titans.

Uh…by which we mean…The Prince is an amazing opportunity for domination opportunity to teach its many facets. You can analyze voice, style, and tone. You can also look at it from an ethical point of view. Most notably, students can think about the cultural differences between when Machiavelli was writing and today. Have students research the social and political climate of Machiavelli's time and compare it to their own. How do people try to schmooze politicians these days, and how do people try to gain political power?