Comparison/Contrast Essay On Hamlet And A Machiavellian Prince

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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 king, the people would kill him. Hamlet had to catch Claudius in front of the people. He devised a plan to add some lines to a play. The lines would consist of King Hamlet’s murder exactly how Claudius did it. When the lines are read, the emotional reponse of Claudius would be observed. The original story would remain the same. The Players agreed to do it. “... I’ll catch the conscious of the King.” Hamlet gathered many people into the theater including the king and queen. As soon as the lines were read, Claudius stood up and ran out. This was Hamlet’s perfect chance to kill Claudius. The people saw the emotional response of Claudius, so the people would be on Hamlet’s side. Hamlet then had the opportunity ...

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a country.
How a person runs an army is measured by Machievelli. If you have 10,000 people in your army and your opponent has 15,000 people, what do you do? You find another country smaller that you with 7,000 members. After you have conquered the smaller country you can move on to the larger country. However, never take the people’s land or women. People will not support you if you do so. With 22,000 people in your army, you opponent will lose to you, making you the winner. Claudius had no idea of this concept. He was being set up by Fortenbras during the entire play. With Denmark weak, Norway could take over. Fortenbras used Machiavellian principle superbly. Claudius never ...

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