Essay on the prince
write a 5 page essay on “The Prince”.
The essay is supposed to be based off one of these questions:
1. Who was Niccolò Machiavelli, and why did he write The Prince (The Introduction and Essays in the back of The Norton Critical Edition willhelp here.
2. Machiavelli used the word virtue often, yet does not mean moral excellence by it. Explain.
3. The role of the advisor in the life of the ruler was of central importance to Machiavelli. Discuss.
4. Is there precise proof that Machiavelli took morality out of politics?
5. What three qualities, according to Machiavelli, would most make a ruler successful?
6. Was a ruler, according to Machiavelli, to rule with citizens or over subjects
Which question would be the easiest in terms of having the most stuff to write about?
