Cereta believed that women should spend more time pursuing knowledge and less time worrying about their appearance.

Marinella believed that women are better then men and the only reason why men put women down is because men are jealous and arrogant.

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The basic characteristics of Castiglione's courtier is to be loyal to whomsoever he serves, be bold and strong, speak, write well, and have knowledge of Latin and Greek. Also, know the arts and music. The basic characteristics of a Court Lady would be have good sense,manners, knowledge of music and art, letters, and be cautious of how she speaks to men.
Castiglione's view of the well rounded person compared to mine would be somewhat different, but do to the time period now days people would not be as cultured in Latin and Greek or well learned in etiquette. I do not think Castiglione overlooked any qualities. The qualities that he cite that would not be important today would be the warrior skills of the medieval times and the qualities of grace and refinement.

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3: He dedicated his life to obtaining old latin books and translating them into manuscripts so that everyone had a chance to read and learn.

5: An idle man is like a tree trunk, statue, or putrid corpse, and neglects good deeds. It is easy to make money if you try hard and put your back into it. Money and wealth can be used to gain friends, prestige, and fame.

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