Part 15 of Machiavelli's The Prince, entitled Of the Things for

Which Men, and Especially Princes, Are Praised or Blamed, states that, in

order for a man to maintain control of a government and better that

territory, he must engage in certain actions that may be deemed immoral

by the public he serves. Machiavelli argues a valid point, that the nature

of man is twofold, encompassing good and evil, right and wrong. The

effectiveness of his argument, however, relies on the fact that the person

reading his essay is an objective observer of human nature. Not leaving

this to chance, Machiavelli plays a psychological game with the reader in

order to convince them of his argument.

Machiavelli prefaces his thesis with commentary that attempts to

Machiavelli titles them imaginary and real. By calling the good traits and

der in a subordinate state-of-mind. He confesses to the reader

for the pride of the author, the reader drops barriers that he may have

Machiavelli writes a strongly convincing essay. The proof for his opinion

personal, sincere level. By placing himself at the feet of the reader,

reader in order to quell his emotions and make him more accepting of his

has no legs to stand on. He is cautious and polite when his foe's defenses

their opposing attitudes. Instead of labeling them good and evil, however,

no time in using this power to gain more control over the reader. In the

opinion. He seems weak when he is most powerful and seems powerful when he

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Approximate Word count = 554
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)