For both of the following questions, be sure to provide supporting examples from Machiavelli's The Prince.
1. How does Machiavelli's The Prince express a Renaissance classicist and humanist interest in ancient Rome and Greece? (Be sure to familiarize yourself with the textbook's description of the Renaissance and Renaissance humanism.)
2. How does Machiavelli's advice for how to be a successful "prince" agree with a Renaissance notion of the state and statecraft as explained in the textbook? How does his advice appear contrary to the ideal behavior of a Christian ruler?