Prince

when he states it’s better to be feared than loved. He believes a prince should be cruel to gain respect from his subjects. He states “…it is desirable to be both [loved and feared], but becasie it is difficult to join them together, it is much safer for a prince to be feared than loved, if he is to fail at once of the two.” If a prince is generous and loved by his people, they will leave him as soon as trouble draws near. If a prince is wise enough to be horrendous and thretening towards his…

The Prince is a quite the interesting book. Upon reading it, I believe I’ve gained a much better understanding on how rulers, whether those who inheritated or those who became so via conquest. What I found incredibly important is his distinction between the two types of rulers. One would be lead to believe that the only difference is the method in which they obtained power. However, what I believe the book did very well was explain the challenges and advantages each obtained. The Prince starts…

In The Prince, Machiavelli uses fortuna to refer to the luck and opportunity that can befall a prince. In addition, he uses the word virtu when referring to the ability of a leader. A ruler who is given power through inheritance, or wealth, relies on money and family in order to sustain their power, like a crutch. Take away the crutch, and the prince will lose their ability to sustain their regime because they lack the virtu to lead alone . Through the passage a significant detail is added to…

the first person in his time to criticize politics and to explain how they really work. Because of this, The Prince was very controversial at the time, but Machiavelli explains a lot of renaissance values throughout the book. Respect for the ancient Greco-Roman traditions, secularism and realism are examples of traditional renaissance values that are revealed throughout Machiavelli’s The Prince. Respect for the ancient Greco-Roman traditions is so important that it can still be seen today in…

More specifically, if a prince achieves a good end, he will be respected, regardless of the methods he employed to get there. A prince should act virtuously when he is able to, yet there are times in which he has no other choice than to act cruelly. In addition, a reputation of generosity requires a lot of money; expensive and ostentatious demonstrations of giving take away from the budget for protection and projects that benefit the community. Therefore, a prudent prince should not mind being…

known philosopher and the creator of a timeless masterpiece “The Prince”. “The Prince” was written by Niccolo after he was removed from his post in Florence. His doctrine was that by giving the king a set of instructions to have great power he would get him back at his position. But what Niccolo didn't realize was that he created the guidelines of ruling for decades to come. Throughout the history of the United States, “The Prince” had influenced the majority of important men that…

The Prince is political treatise written by a prominent political theorist of the Italian Renaissance, Niccolò Machiavelli. Meaning: The meaning and general idea of the book shows the behaviour and qualities of a ruler and their goal of maintaining a safe state (status). Niccolò believed that a great prince or king would be full of virtue, fortune, war, art, cruelty, and going for honor and glory, to do everything for their state safety. Although Machiavelli was a teacher of evil, he brought…

The author of “The Prince and the Pauper” develops theme in many ways. The author develops the theme by using plot, characterization, word choice, and point of view. The theme of truth is not always visible to others is shown in by in the inciting incident, the guards would push away the prince because he was wearing rags. Another way the author shows theme is through characterization, by describing the characters similar appearance between the prince and Tom Canty to show why people don't…

In The Prince, Cicero argues that it is best for a prince to be both loved and fear. However, this balance is very hard to maintain, therefore Cicero argues it is better for a prince to be feared than loved. Cicero explains that subjects are more likely to respect a leader if they fear him. He uses the examples of Hannibal and Scipio to display this. Hannibal was very cruel but very skilled, this resulted in his terrified soldiers respecting him. Scipio, on the other hand, was very skilled, but…

Machiavelli in The Prince is primarily a practical observer and diplomat analyst prescribing numerous ethical and political instructions to Cesar Borgia for pyramidical maintenance, sustenance and enhancement of political power at various stages of capturing, nurturing, preserving and augmenting power and absolute power for the prince. Hobbes’s aim in his Leviathan is similar to that of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Both are equally concerned for bringing about order out of chaotic civil war like…