My goal in this short paper is not to educate the reader with the facts and life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, but to discuss, non-persuasively, the ethical and philosophical situations throughout his life.

I will start with his most well known accomplishment, the Sistine Chapel. At the time of his assignment he made it clear to Pope Julius II that he did not want to undertake such a b

Michelangelo was also commissioned to work on several sculptures to be used in the tomb of Pope Julius II; this however was interrupted by the work to be done on the Sistine Chapel. The most famous piece which was intended for the Tomb is the Moses, which is so well done it is said when he finished it he hit the knee with a hammer and said, "Now Speak". The ethical dilemma rising from this is that Michelangelo worked hard preparing pieces for the tomb and was diverted to work on the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel due to funding. He didn't even want to work on the Ceiling and he was happy working on the Tomb designing it and it's decorations. So the question will stand for the reader and historian to decide, "Was Michelangelo Buonarroti treated justly throughout his life?"

ig project. Not only was he concerned with the size of it; he wanted to have complete freedom with what he was to paint. Considering these facts was it ethical for the Pope to force Michelangelo into devoting years of his life to doing this job that he didn't want to do in the first place? Or one could ask, was it ethical for Michelangelo to but

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