Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian statesman, writer, and political theorist. He was born Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy. ... Niccolo Machiavelli's contributions to the Renaissance were his writings and ideas on various subjects. ... Machiavelli was disliked by people and given the name "Old Nick" due to his writings and actions in office. ... Niccolo di Bernardo Dei Machiavelli died on June 21, 1527. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli: Political Genius Niccolo Machiavelli was a man who practiced what he preached. ... Machiavelli was skilled at war himself. ... Machiavelli also wanted people to fear him. ... Much can be learned by all men, not just princes, from the writings of Machiavelli. ... (Hale xi) Machiavelli truly had the qualities of a prince. ...

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In Niccolo Machiavelli's the Prince, he is conveying to the reader and also to the Medici family, his views on how Princes should run their states. ... Machiavelli's ideal prince is an individual that is emotionless. ... Many politicians use Machiavelli's writing techniques to get their point across. ... One of the most controversial of this group is Niccolo Machiavelli, who was a 15th century Italian from Florence. ... Many people have labeled him as deceiving, immoral and corrupt because of this little book, but for the most part, his writings have been misunderstood, and a d...

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Analysis of Shakespeare's Othello & Machiavelli's The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince serves as a guideline to attain and remain successful in power. ... His writings are concerned with the principles on which such a state is founded, and with the means by which they can be implemented and maintained. ... Cocco 3 Niccolo Machiavelli as well as William Shakespeare incorporate the literary device of imagery through their works The Prince and Othello. ... Machiavelli also states "...he [the prince] can observe it, but know how to adopt what is bad, when he is oblig...

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The few people that actually could read, were the upper class who could afford private readings and writings. ... Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his book The Prince, which showed rulers with strong nations by doing what worked best rather then by being good and morally correct. ... Even with his new thoughts, Machiavelli, "evinces his belief that the best hope of political permanence in an unstable world lies in a well-constituted republic." ...

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