The Prince

The Little Prince There once was a kingdom, it was a very chaotic place but it was a place many called home. A king and queen had ruled there for a very long time and the Queen even went on to have a child. But tragedy befell the kingdom not long after the birth. During the wondrous masquerade ball thrown in order to celebrate the dear healthy baby boy's birth the king started feeling ill. Not wanting to tell anyone the king smiled and said he needed to take a break. He sat on his thrown…

Applying Niccolò Machiavelli’s Principles in The Prince to Tiffany & Co. Niccolò Machiavelli, an Italian diplomat and philosopher, wrote The Prince during the period when the Medici family returned to power during the 16th century. In this book, Machiavelli describes and explains different points of advice for a prince to become a successful and reputable ruler. The Prince can be considered as a handbook for princes, and even after Machiavelli’s death in 1527, these ideas of guidance still…

In the excerpt from “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli, Machiavelli does not make rules, but creates guidelines for those who want to be rulers in the renaissance time period. In this time period Italy did not have a central government; it consisted of city-states that each had a ruler. These city-states fought all the time to show who had the most power. This often resulted in the destruction of city-states. Princes in this time were generalized in two ways. Either the ruler was liberal or the…

In the opening scene of the play Prince Harry or Hal is not seen rather the audience hears what his father, the king, thinks about him. The audience first meets Hal and a drunken Falstaff. They are having a witty banter, but this could be Hal’s first betrayal of Falstaff. Though Hal explicitly tells Falstaff that when he becomes King that he will not spare a thief, even if it is his friend. This honesty can be a betrayal, because Hal is trying to blend into this the society outside of court…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince and Thomas More’s Utopia were written during a relatively similar time period in the early 1500s. Therefore, both Machiavelli and More’s main character, Raphael Hythloday, both have a lot of the same perspectives on human nature. They discuss the behavioral nature of kings as well as everyday people and outline the ways they conduct themselves. Essentially, both Machiavelli and Hythloday share the same views on human nature, mainly focusing on the fact that…

Childhood, Immortality and the Little Prince One of the reasures I inherited from my grandmother “Nanný” when she passed, was a soft copy of The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) by Antone de Saint-Exupéry. It is a beautiful 1946 edition in French with original illustrations. This tome has been read, that I know, by at least five generations in my family (my daughters included) in its original language. This Little book of les tan 100 pages is the fourth most translated book in history; it has…

Morality and Necessity: What Makes a Prince Just? Whether using the Machiavellian terminology (i.e. the prince) or the Socratic nouns (i.e. citizen, philosopher, or civil servant), the three literary works, “The Apology”, “Crito”, and “The Prince”, address the same topic: what should a leader be. Socrates valued individual characteristics considered to be moral and just more than anything. He was not afraid to place leaders to the same standard as the ordinary citizen and in fact encouraged…

Hamlet by william Shakespeare is a tragedy that has a bunch of curves and ups and downs. Prince Hamlet's tragic flaw is in inability to avenge his father's death he almost killed claudius but didn't want to kill him in prayer so he would go to heaven. Some exciting things happen in this book and I will explain with quotes and proof. Prince Hamlet is trying to avenge his father's death but loses his sanity along the way. He puts on a play to show how claudius kills King Hamlet by…

role in terms of affecting the character of Prince Hamlet, the conflict and the outcome of the play. Gertrude, Prince Hamlet’s mother, and Ophelia, Prince Hamlet’s lover, are the only two female characters in the play; however, they are able to have a tremendous impact on the life of Prince Hamlet. My paper will focus more on Gertrude and reflect her influence on Prince Hamlet’s character. Gertrude is the exact opposite of her son Prince Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is an educated and intelligent…

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is the story of Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales, who lives a prestigious and comfortable life in the shelter of the palace. In unequivocal contrast, the world outside his peaceful refuge is one of discord and unspeakable poverty. Edward is naively unaware of this dark reality, as he is blinded by his fantasies of living freely from princely responsibilities and royal obligations. Though his selfishness seems at first only a minor flaw, it soon becomes his…