Prince George's County

immoral acquisition and abuse of authority is facilitated by the presumption of inherent human morality within political systems. This is the dominant intertextual perspective between William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, examined through the values of stability and morality within politics. Texts, as manifestations of values and attitudes, are incontrovertibly influenced by their distinct contexts. As such, though an intertextual perspective may exist between…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince is a depiction of how a “prince” or namely anyone in a position of power is to act toward his subjects, army, adversaries, etc. The development of Machiavelli’s worldview can be better explained by his time spent as a diplomat, statesman, and prisoner, as his many interactions with individuals in positions of power led him to formulate his theories on power and how it should be maintained. The Prince was a unique piece of writing for its time, in what it praises…

Machiavelli’s The Prince, Machiavelli gives an instructional guide on how to gain and keep political power. This instruction manual gives essential strategies on how to achieve political dominance; if one uses these strategies to their full capability, then one achieves complete political dominance over their citizens and any opposition that may rise. Using Machiavelli’s writing is essential for political domination. President Trump’s political and professional career can be framed with The…

lived who contributed more to the evolution of the political landscape than Niccolo Machiavelli. Born in a turbulent place in an unstable and perilous period of history, Machiavelli learned the realities of a state. Machiavelli’s greatest work, The Prince, established Political Realism, the acknowledgment that an ideal society is unobtainable, and operating on this knowledge, the focus of those in power should be better spent on political stability, even if immoral action was required to…

Louis XIV once said, “There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself”, (“Louis XIV Quotes.”). A leader is defined by the way their people see them. Someone who advances multiple aspects of their nation while supporting the thoughts and views of their people. A prime example of leadership and someone who is known to display these qualities is Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar's battle tactics are know to this day as historical. He was loved by his people, while staying organized and…

Ranging from monarchies to democracies, there has always been some form of government throughout the history humanity. Humans naturally tend to organize themselves so that there is a government with various principles and beliefs, and fight against those who believe differently or persuade them to change their principles. George Bernard Shaw wrote the satirical play Major Barbara, in which the three main characters (Andrew Undershaft, Barbara Undershaft, and Adolphus Cusins) display a…

Kesey uses the introduction of McMurphy and the depiction of the ward along with the change after McMurphy’s introduction to illustrate the emasculating effect of control. The introduction of McMurphy is used as a catalyst to break the complete control and order of the ward. When McMurphy arrives on the extremely orderly and controlled ward, he makes a mockery of the system itself, claiming that he is “accustomed to being top man,” and he figures that “If [he’s] bound to be a loony” then he is…

“There is a sufficiency in the world for a man’s need, but not a man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi. In the world, one’s greed will never be satisfied and leads to extreme selfishness. Not only is this true in the world, but it is also true when speaking about a dystopian story with a corrupt government. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about how Mildred, the government and society and Montag are all examples of selfishness. Ray Bradbury first describes how Mildred is selfish in the…

Thomas More's Utopia and Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince are two extremely distinctive and contrasting products created during the Renaissance. Both the works produced by More and Machiavelli concern themselves with the fundamental issues of how society maintains itself and continues to work regardless of what occurs. The two contrasting scholars may both focus on society but yet both authors created works with exceedingly distinctive purposes behind the products. More's Utopia can be seen as a…

A prince should do well if he can, but be ready to do evil if he must. Yet a prince must be careful to always act in a way that appears virtuous, for many can see you, but few know how you really are. If a ruler conquers and maintains his state, everyone will praise him, judging his actions by their outcome. The prince should avoid being despised and hated; taking the property or the women of his subjects will make him hated. Being frivolous, indecisive, and effeminate will make him despised.…