Lucrezia Borgia

Determining the qualities in which a leader should possess has been a argued about for centuries. In “The Qualities of the Prince” Machiavelli describes the qualities he believed that a leader should have. The quality that brought the most interest to me was “it is much safer to be feared than to be loved.” Being a loved leader creates the opportunity for others to manipulate them easily, where a leader who is feared is in control, and is respected. Machiavelli states that “since men love at their

re such, the prince must always respond with such. Whereas Machiavelli laces his historical points with a wealth of evidence and detail, he tends not to provide significant explanations for many broad generalizations on human nature. Machiavelli clearly demonstrates that through his negative and pessimistic view on human nature, that the common citizen is only part of the equation which keeps the prince in power. Machiavelli also believes that unless we assume that human nature and behavior is unchanging

himself in his own way, and having largely crushed those forces around him that could injure him.”. “AVOID BEING HATED AND DESPISED” Cesare Borgia understood this and made sure he wouldn't be seen in a bad light by putting someone else in a bad place, he had a fall guy, “Princes must delegate difficult task to others, and keep popular ones for themselves” Cesare Borgia was aware of this so he didn't do it himself he sent someone else to do it and once he noticed hate coming his way he put the blame on

The time of the Renaissance is filled with growth of intellect, beauty of nature, the dignity of mankind, and the rising of artists. It is characterized from the move of scholasticism, a devotion specifically for the theological and philosophical teachings of the Church, to humanism, a devotion to the humanities of rhetoric, arithmetic, and other subjects. An example of this movement is seen in Machiavelli’s The Prince which describes Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideal ruler and how to obtain stability

A devious cunning person he was, Niccolo Machiavelli, born in Florence, Italy, during a time of almost constant upheaval. The Medici family had been in open but unofficial control of the city state, fast forward to where he was imprisoned in February of 1513 he was falsely implicated in a plot against the family, and he was tortured, fined, and imprisoned. Although he was released within a month, chance of re-employment were slim, and his attempts to find a new political position came to nothing

Introduction Niccolo Machiavelli was a famous Italian from the Renaissance period. He became an important historian, diplomat, poet, musician, philosopher and Italian politician. Lived during the government of Lourenço de Médici. The kingdoms have been governed in two ways: • For a prince and his ministers, who help him to run the country; • By a prince and several barons, whose position is explained by the antiquity of the family itself and not by a favor of the sovereign; • In states governed

According to journalist William Zinsser, a writer must be clear in order to write well. A writer who fills his/her pages with pretentious words, flattery prose, or intricate syntax clouds up his/her sentences and prevents the reader from fully understanding the message at hand. Therefore, Zinsser contends that good writing is achieved when bombastic language and confusing words are avoided. Indeed, stripping “every sentence to its cleanest components”, removing excess verbiage, and molding words

In the fourth chapter of Machiavelli's Prince, he doesn’t tell his readers the right or wrong ways to conquer a country, instead he spells out both options for leaders and their advantages and disadvantages. Machiavelli uses examples that were world famous. They are empires that shaped the world his readers lived in, and still shape the world modern readers live in. He uses names that would have been household names, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Turks etc. Machiavelli uses approachable language

Acquiring and Maintaining Power Niccolo Machiavelli sets an overarching theme in his book The Morals of the Prince, he makes it clear that a Prince is to do all that he can to acquire and maintain a state of power. Throughout his eighteenth chapter “The Way Princes Should Keep Their Word”, Machiavelli discusses two methods of fighting. One being through the means of law, which comes naturally to a menthe second being through the usage of force, that has two subordinate categories ,this method comes

his work, The Prince, Machiavelli references dozens of infamous men and women who are leaders and rulers in their own right. However, he recognizes them for many failures rather than for their successes and conquests. Machiavelli attributes the failure and blame entirely to the fact that none of the mentioned individuals properly adhered to his “rules”. Machiavelli meticulously describes and outlines his ideas of what essential “Prince” qualities are, hoping that someone who reads them will follow