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Machiavelli Satire

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It is hard to tell if Machiavelli is being a satire or evening mocking the Medici family. After all, the Medici family did torture Machiavelli and they already rule in this type of manner. Therefore, the three qualities are perhaps examples to counter attack the Medici family or even the Pope Alexander VI. Machiavelli was a very intelligent man and proud of his educated mind, which he would use it to voice his opinion to win his arguments. He was also instinctive dramatically that enjoyed producing shock and outrage and like great many Tuscans, he feared he would be taken for a dupe therefore, being considered a monster gives them a more flattering appearance. Machiavelli’s The Prince was written during a time of turmoil, which then the book
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