Comparing Prince Of Wales And King George IV

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Leader: the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. What characteristics would be appropriate for a king to have? If a leader values luxurious items, does that make him unfit for the higher power of being king? A voluptuary is a person devoted to luxury and physical pleasure. Well, the Prince of Wales aka King George IV was a voluptuous person in the eighteenth century who was could be seen in many different ways. In the portait painted by John Gillray, the the POW showed very debateable charateristics. After careful scruntization of his portrait, the voluptuary lacks the necessary qualities needs to be king. The first reason why the POW shouldn’t be king is because his attire is elegant but very poorly fit. The second

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