The Prince Essay When Machiavelli wrote the prince he was depicting two types of rulers, those who were loved and those who were feared. He gives tips and helpful hints on how to gain a principality and keep it safe and as a part of your kingdom. He says that a prince could live in the principality and “win the affections” or “inspire them with fear”. Machiavelli lists dos and don’ts in the art …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…ideas were a little more of a reflection of what could have been done than what should have been done in his time. The feared and loved ruler thing can only apply to certain types of people. But I don’t think that a completely loved king would ever be the way to go, it applies too much to a fairy tail existence. But a completely feared leader is too much like a nightmarish existence.