Catherine The Great : The Failure Of Catherine The Great

"Everybody will probably think it’s about money …and it is about money. “Not for the use of me getting the money, it’s the way she used her … her power for money. She used it against us all the time. "She used to manipulate us. She was always sitting there and there was this dominating type of aura about her. "Sitting back and always thinking that she's a queen. That's the way she is." (Matthew Wales, 2002)

Lady Catherine De Bourgh’s long list of awful character traits does not end at being a supercilious woman, she also happens to be invasively domineering one as well. As discussed previously, Lady Catherine enjoys being the sole attention in a party of people by talking non-stop. In chapter 29 this is evident to the reader in the line, “to hear Lady Catherine talk…without any intermission” Austen (140). This shows that lady Catherine likes to have power over others and does not allow anybody else to speak because she’d rather have all the attention on herself. Lady Catherine is a very pushy character who gives her thoughts on all matters, whether they are hers or not. A direct example of this is in the quote, “delivering her opinion on every single subject” (Austen 140). This quote proves that Lady Catherine is an extremely pushy character who also is very

A Machiavellian ruler is ravenous, manipulative, ingenious, intriguing, and authoritative as described in Niccolo Machiavelli’s book, The Prince. Queen Elizabeth I of England is the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII. Unfortunately, her mother was executed by King Henry VII; her father remarried numerously throughout her childhood causing distress and constant change. Throughout King Henry’s multiple marriages, Elizabeth acquired step siblings, Queen Mary I of England and King Edward VI of England; Mary also eventually succeeded the throne after Edward's death. As Mary ruled she developed a cancerous tumor, Mary held Elizabeth hostage in the Tower of London until she promised to keep Catholicism in England. However, Elizabeth neither agreed nor disagreed to keep England Roman Catholic when she was released from the Tower of London. After Mary’s death, Elizabeth emerged as the Protestant

Catherine the Great is a absolute monarchy the reason why Catherine the Great is a absolute monarchy is because she intended on modernizing her country. She had ruled as the Empress of Russia more than thirty years after Peter III (husband) had been murdered but however Peter the Great had been using force. But Catherine decided to establish reforms that would improve the Russians society that wouldn't require her to use force on her people. She had improved education for the middle class and nobles but she had also modern agriculture. But while under her leadership the Russians had gained military success and territory. Russian was brought to the modern age but not only that it was also retaining an absolute monarchy by the time she had died in 1796.

How does Lady Catherine’s attitude towards the Collins and their guests change once Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam are visiting?

The Enlightenment was a period of time that intellectual ideas and philosophical views dominated the 18th century. From the Enlightenment arose many despots that brought new reforms to the country of which they ruled. The Enlightened despots were absolute monarchs that sought legal, religious, and educational reforms. Success or failure Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, and Joseph II came to as the most noticeable Enlightened Despots.

Catherine de Medici Imagine caring for your children in your palace and getting news of your husband’s death. Now you are the ruler of a nation with all the responsibility of a king. This is what Catherine de Medici faced.

Furthermore, Machiavelli encourages imperfect behavior, “a prince who wants to keep his power must learn to act immorally” (Machiavelli 33). Machiavelli ignores the picture of the flawless prince instead focuses on that in reality humans have vices and these vices should be accepted. Catherine would rather the leader to put their vices aside and follow the footsteps of Jesus. Machiavelli recognizes that imitation is works, “A wise man will follow in the footsteps of great men” (Machiavelli 11). But, they need to do more than just imitate to achieve success.

Power of the Greats Power concedes nothing without a demand. When hard times, difficulties or rainy days appear, do you give them all your attention? If you are like most of us, you probably do. And like most of us, you give difficulty power. Nothing is ever as it seems.

The ideal ruler according to Machiavelli is one that easily gains and maintains his power and is the undeniable central influence of his realm. Louis XIV, “The Sun King”, is perhaps the greatest personification of a Machiavellian ruler. He was personable enough to usurp all power and become an absolute monarch whose subjects feared him to an extent of reverence. The Prince was written a century before Louis XIV would take power but reads as a checklist of all facets of Louis XIV’s reign. Louis was through and through a Machiavellian leader, exemplifying nearly every chapter within the essays detailing how a great ruler would rule his kingdom.

Theseus: Although, There are many Enlightened Absolute rulers and they all did things a little bit differently i'm going to talk about Frederick the great, Voltaire, and Catherine II of Russia.

Is powerful woman behind the scenes, Catherine De Medici a power hungry ruler using her children as pawns in creating an Italian, French dynasty or loving mother who only wants her children to succeed in the world? Read on to see how we talk about her many characteristics and ways of ruling the

Thomas Middleton’s, Women Beware Women and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, are both set in the 1600s a time when women did not have any rights. Although both stories are completely different from each other, they share a common trait of bold, powerful women. In The Crucible, Abigail’s jealousy and desire to have revenge on Elizabeth Proctor has her manipulate everyone in the town of Salem causing hysteria. Livia, the widow in Women Beware Women strategically manipulates every person to turn their backs on each other which creates a tragedy. Abigail and Livia are the villains in their community but how they acquire their power is very different. While Abigail’s power comes from her intense desire for revenge on a specific person and then spreads throughout the community, Livia’s motivation for power originates from her own boredom and desire for control on a large scale.

As uncultured as it may sound putting it in writing, many girls of the 21st century's first introduction to Niccoló Machiavelli came while watching Princess Diaries 2. To recap, Nicolas' power-hungry uncle pleads for his help plotting against the political competition. The desperate uncle even makes an example of the ruthless Machiavelli, claiming Nicolas should follow his lead as to never say he is sorry. Nicolas, however, was willing to relinquish his standing after realizing he was in love with the Queen to be. And, of course, he does and they live happily ever after. By habit, the audience is propelled into overwhelming hatred for this controversial figure, as they would act towards any object that stood in the way of true love. Nonetheless, such people may be surprised when they find the pages of The Prince hold something that movies, like Princess Diaries, are lacking: realism. Ironically, an ongoing argument of Machiavelli in his treatise focuses on the need to avoid contempt and hatred. Of course, being the tricky man that he is, Machiavelli demonstrates how leaders in his time, or in the modern day world, can circumvent conflicts or situations that may amount to hatred in The Prince. Such an effect may be achieved by presenting themselves in a certain light with hopes of being better remembered throughout the course of history.

In Machiavelli’s The Prince, Machiavelli explains to Lorenzo De Medici that a ruler must have the characteristics of a lion or a fox and must be willing to break their word when it suits their purpose to be effective. I believe that Machiavelli is correct, a leader must be beast-like to be effective, and willing to break their word for the greater good. In the next few paragraphs I will discuss how a Prince must have traits that resemble a lion in order to be effective. Then I will relate this to Lorenzo De Medici, resembling the characteristics he has to a lion. After that I will explain why a leader needs to break their word through advice that Machiavelli gives to Lorenzo De Medici’s from The Prince. Throughout the essay I also will give a few pieces of evidence from psychologist that support my thesis about the characteristics of a leader and deceitfulness.