The goal of being feared by the enemies but not hated by the citizens. Machiavelli gave two examples of circumstances two princes were viewed but achieved to maintain in their countries. Along the lines he said, Cesare Borgia was reputed cruel but by unifying Romagna to order, he was more merciful than letting the people of Florence suffer cruelty by factions. In this way, disregard the thoughts of being a cruel leader as to keeping his subjects in check. “ And for a new Prince, of all others, it is impossible to escape a name for cruelty, since new States are full of dangers. Wherefore Virgil, by the mouth of Dido, excuses the harshness of her reign on the plea that it was new, saying:- ‘A fate unkind, and newness in my reign Compel me thus to guard a wide domain.’” cited by Machiavelli. As follow a new prince can be excused to be harsh in new times to the land, after acknowledging so make sure not to take property from citizens or people for the anger of possession taken is far greater than killing their father. Doing so, a new prince will not be hated by its people but be feared by his…
This quote embodies Prospero’s characteristic of pride, he seems appalled that the “Red Death” confronted him and wants him to be divulged and seized. In this case Prince Prospero was too proud to accept his death. In the beginning of the story the it says,…
Machiavelli was a Florentine man of many skills. He was a renowned politician, author, and philosopher during the Renaissance, whose views and opinions affect the way people still think today. The Prince is his most famous work and in it he essentially states that humans are “ungrateful, fickle, deceptive and deceiving”. For that reason, a leader should rule through fear rather than love. However, what Europeans needed during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries were compassionate rulers. They were already frightened and disunited during the middle ages, thus adding a fearful leader to the mix would not help citizens feel safer.…
Edgar Allan Poe’s Prince Prospero is a wealthy and selfish man. While the plague strikes the nation, he locks himself and his friends away in his castle in order to evade death. In the meantime, his people are suffering a painful, bloody death outside of the castle. Prospero is very cowardly for hiding away in his castle; a brave man and a good leader would never turn his back on his people in this way. When “The Masque of the Red Death” begins, a terrible plague is raging the countryside, killing many people and causing great fear and suffering.…
Prospero tries to build an alternate reality in which he thrives from clouded judgement and false sense of security. Excluding himself from the world along with the presences of a thousand of his knights and friends Prospero locks the world out. “With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself ”(Poe). Abandoning those in need and trying to save himself Prince Prospero selfishly runs from the problem. This false sense of security creates somewhat of a bubble blinding the people and Prospero from seeing that they do not control their fates.…
During Niccolỏ Machiavelli’s lifetime, Italy’s city-states were in turmoil, and he was extremely interested in the politics behind the chaos.1 Machiavelli advised principalities on the proper way to conduct themselves by using his study of human nature. His understanding of human greed, disloyalty, and predictability created a vision of politics that utilizes power for a prince to maintain stability. Machiavelli created power-politics, his vision of how to stabilize a principality, in The Prince.…
Prince Prospero's actions proved to be cowardly, as he and his selection of knights, dames, and nobles, retreated into his castle. He thought that in doing this, he would in some way, escape the wrath of the Red Death. He could care less about his people, locking them out of his home and leaving them uncared-for.…
Prospero is a protagonist in “The Tempest” because he has been attacked and betrayed by the people around him. Even though this puts him in a sympathetic position, he is ultimately cruel because he uses his advantages in order to get vengeance and stay in power over others. In particular, Prospero tournaments, Caliban, whom he catches trying to rape his daughter Miranda. He resorts to vengeance in Act 1, telling Caliban, “If thou neglectest or dost unwillingly what I command, I’le wrack thee with old Cramps, fill all thy bones with Aches, make thee roar, that Beasts shall tremble” (Shakespeare 1:2:21). Prospero threatens Caliban by imposing torture on him. To punish Caliban for his actions Prospero threatens to cause physical pain to Caliban by giving him painful cramps during the night. The fact that Prospero's idea of justifying the problem through torture demonstrates his standing in his sense of morality.. Prospero is wrong in the way he uses his social standing as a mean to torture others. Prospero feels a sense of authority. And this makes him like he is able to inflict suffering Caliban so that Caliban can pay for his actions towards his daughter. It is important to understand that authority figures such as Prospero's often turn to torture and cruelty to keep their subordinate figures in order. This contradicts the fact that all humans were created equally with the…
There is a lot of resentment from Prospero toward his peers in Milan because of…
The Tempest is a story of the many personal developments we have in life. . An excellent example of this would be Prospero, one of the main charcters and catalyst for the plot. Once the Duke of Milan, Prospero began dabbling in magic this is contradicted by his lack of power to exact revenge upon those who betrayed him. This…
The Tempest by William Shakespeare was written in the 17th century, a time where exploration and colonialism were of high priority in Europe and the people were fascinated with the discovery of new lands. In the play, Propsero, once the Duke of Milan, resides on a remote island in the Caribbean with his daughter Miranda where he has spent many years ever since his brother Antonio dethroned him. Prospero possesses magical powers which allow him to control the entire island. Caliban, the only native to the island, exchanged his knowledge of the land for the knowledge of language. Prospero takes advantage of his inherit powers and makes Caliban his slave. The story begins when Prospero uses his magic to coordinate a storm called, The Tempest, which causes a shipwreck that leaves his brother Antonio and the rest of the crew abandoned on the same island. All members of the ship end up in different areas of the island. Assuming it is unsettled, the characters become power hungry and aim towards ruling the island themselves until they find out the daunting news that Prospero resides there. This play addresses colonization and prejudice towards the indigenous people, the dependance of the native people to the survival of the colonizer, and can relate to today's endeavors the West has in the Middle East.…
One could say Prospero makes this decision because he has no more need for his magic in Milan. Prospero’s goal was to have revenge on his brother and those that followed him, and to reclaim his high status. He was able to accomplish this goal through the help of magic, but as he will no longer need this power in Milan. Prospero instead plans to use political and social power to hold his status over others, instead of using magic to assert his dominance. However, Prospero may have also decided to rid himself of his magic, although it gave him great power, it…
In the Tempest, written by William Shakespeare in 1611, Prospero the sorcerer was the Duke of Milan until Antonio usurped his power. Prospero is banished to an isolated island with his daughter Miranda. Here he practiced his sorcery and controlled every…
In The Tempest this sense of discovery is primarily evoked through the use of the Island as a metaphor, creating a sense of isolation and realisation in order for characters to consolidate with ones self. As Prospero states, “thy father was Duke of Milan and a prince of power” , his diminished isolating environment allows him to evaluate his past as he were and realise the great potential he lost. But as he undergoes the isolation, he learns to accept his past consequences , “ i embrace thy…company, i bid a hearty welcome”, thus appreciating his at first demeaning setting for allowing for his understanding of a need of forgiveness within him to allow him to fulfil his future requests.…
Since the beginning of civilization man has continually been faced with the complexity of creating a peaceful and unified existence for all, without resistance or violence. People have been trying to develop a system of how to rule effectively while acting ethically and morally to avoid chaos and destruction. However, as history has shown us this has not been an easy endeavor and very few rulers have been able to accomplish this. "This leads us to a question that is in dispute: Is it better to be loved than feared, or vice versa?" (Machiavelli, 51) An effective ruler would be one that relies upon fear without hatred, rather than love, as described by Niccolo Machiavelli in his book The Prince.…