Comparison/Contrast Essay On Hamlet And A Machiavellian Prince
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Machiavelli wrote a manuscript on how to be a better ruler. He had originally intended his works not to go public, but to be used privately by Lorenzo de Medici. To be a Machievellian Prince, one must have many great aspects. Hamlet and Claudius both wanted to be Machievellian Princes. Only on ....
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.... death and Claudius marrying his mother. “A little more than kin, and less than kind!,” Hamlet said in discust. As soon as Hamlet found out from the ghost about how his father really died, he wanted his revenge. Hamlet carefully planed out how he was going to catch Claudius. He couldn’t just go in and kill the guy because the people would be against him.
A Machiavellian Prince has to be liked by his people. His people are his fortress. If he were to just walk in and kill a ki ....
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