Machiavelli's The Prince

The Prince, written by Machiavelli, was intended for a guide for rulers after him to follow by. He used this text to outline all the characteristics a ruler should have to be successful and trusted by his people. Machiavelli gives advice on a many genres that rulers have to understand; such as how the rulers’ power can have advantages and disadvantages, military rule and strategies, and how to become a strong power. The Prince follows a theme in each of the chapters that compose of military, acceptance of your people through kindness but also remain threatening, fortune, and human born nature. Each of these themes is discussed in a simplistic way so the reader can gain full understanding without confusion.

The Prince was written during the

renaissance era in his hometown of Florence, Italy. More acceptance was given to different types of art such as Machievllas writing. During the renaissance, many people became uncertain about the church and what they were doing behind the doors. Many of the princes’ guidelines gave the oppression to ignore Christian morals, which did not go well with the Pope, but opened up a new way of viewing certain scenarios to the population. In the past, a lot of conflict was talked out between two princes and rulers, but now Machiavelli’s is telling the prince to act with valor and let nothing hold him back from achieving a goal.
Each guideline reflects to a theme Machiavelli discussed and emphasized throughout each chapter.

The prince discusses how to form a strong military and the importance of having a strong military to develop the city states that Italy had. His guidelines give the reader the tools to conducting a good war. Not just on the battlefield, Machiavelli also discussed the use of politics and strategy and the importance of being smart and well educated not only on the battlefield to gain strength. Throughout the text, machievele reminds the reader in order to remain in power; he must be kind to the people but must also be feared by them as well. This allows the prince to have support from his people but also prevent the people s want to overthrow his reign. The next two themes of fortune and human nature go hand in hand throughout machievelles writing. The Prince discusses the idea that certain scenarios happen because of chance and a person can never have control over everything; just as people have no control over human nature. Machieveles general advice to princes is that a person can turn against you at any time and trust can be lost easily. If a prince is able to fulfill these four themes, machievelle predicts the prince will be powerful and in great

control.
Machievelle uses a very simplistic writing style in The Prince. Each chapter is very down to earth and very easy to follow. The tone changes from passage to passage, from serious and companionate to sarcastic such as his discussion of rulers dealing with foreign powers and their military fault, in a sense laughing at their mistakes.