The Prince

The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is a controversial work of literature that offers the frightening reality of how any government is truly ruled. It varies from the popular patriotic belief that our nation does no wrong, and produces the idea that greed, lies, and sin are necessary evils to a functioning nation. During Machiavelli’s time there were many transitions of power, as mankind was still settling in, and it seemed necessary to him to outline steps for the new rulers, the…

Through their powerful renderings of war and politics, Niccolò Machiavelli's iconoclastic 1532 political treatise The Prince and Shakespeare's 1599 historical tragedy Julius Caesar mutually seek to explore the nature of human weakness. A manifestation of Machiavelli's radically realpolitik interpretation of Renaissance humanism, The Prince subverts the traditional Christian moral zeitgeist, redefining weakness in instrumental terms - that a leader's results are superior in importance to his…

Prince Del Roy Mekhi Guenther was born on June 15th of the year 1998. He was born to his parents, Queen Tiffany & King Michael. They lived in a beautiful castle along with the other royal offspring & the highly favored grandparents. Gloria & Charles were the truly beloved grandparents of the spoiled children. Princess Naysia, Prince Darian, & Prince De’Vaughn joined Del Roy in being “ The Royal kin of Racine”. At the beginning of the childrens’ lives, King Michael & Queen Tiffany decided to part…

In the Italian cities, there was much conflict and arguments amongst the Borgia family who were focused on trying to seize and maintain power. Machiavelli in response, devised a text, The Prince, which illustrates how to run an effectual government. In The Prince, he also describes how the good and effective rulers have to learn “not to be good,” and that they have to be prepared and willing to put aside ethical concerns of justice and kindness, in order to preserve the balance of the state.…

“The Prince” has been known for its controversial perspective on traits inherent in human nature during the Renaissance Era. You guessed it! This weeks’ speaker is Niccolò Machiavelli! Machiavelli was…

Machiavelli desperately wanted his job back, so he dedicated his book, The Morals of the Prince, to Lorenzo de’ Medici in hopes of winning his favor. If he wasn’t interested in getting his job back, Machiavelli never would have wrote this book and dedicated it to Medici. After introducing the topic of whether it is better for a prince to be feared to or be loved, he argues that, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that, even if he gets no love, he gets no hate either.”…

"Machiavelli is not an evil genius, nor a demon, nor a cowardly and miserable writer; he is nothing but the fact…" making it clear that contrary to the dominant belief he sees Machiavelli to just be the narrator of thing around him. Machiavelli’s, book the prince has been the centre of debate since the time it was written owing to its insight in the matters involving virtu, morality, fortuna, freewill, authority to exercise power and power itself. It is important to highlight that in the…

Does a Perfect Partner Truly Exist? Is everyone looking for a perfect partner? In June Callwood’s essay “Forget Prince Charming”, Callwood suggests that she does not believe a perfect partner exists. A relationship will never be perfect, since no two humans can interact frictionlessly (Callwood 322). Although “Forget Prince Charming” appeared in the National Post in 2000, it is still relevant in 2016. Callwood’s essay tells of how she has taught her granddaughters from before they were of…

Frog Prince” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm uses the personification of a frog to explore several ideological frameworks that permeated 19th-century society. The Grimm brothers utilized fantasy to distance the reader from the social relevance, concerning the Victorian Era. This fairy tale is a social critique regarding royalty and nobility’s values, beliefs and practices, and by extension parallel modern day ideologies about the importance of wealth, social distinction and beauty. “The Frog Prince”…

their efforts to suggest reform within society. The Prince reflects Renaissance humanism through Machiavelli’s various examples of princes from the classical era wise and unwise conduct. The Prince also reflects humanism as Machiavelli was writing during a period when humanism was the dominant intellectual force of the era. The dominance of humanism influenced humanist writings on the topic of advising a prince. He wrote in the mirror of princes genre that can be traced back to antiquity. Felix…