The Prince evoked so much discussion and controversy because of how he stayed in power. A lot of people found it disturbing how the Prince stayed in power as a ruler. An example of this can be about how the Prince said he was going to take down the King. The Prince said there are a lot of ways to take down a king and to deal with the Kings family. You have to kill the monarchy, so you can be the one ruler. He says there are many ways to handle the Kings family but history has proven itself meaning he has to kill them. It is the most effective way. This is why people started calling him evil. Maybe even a worst name then evil. Although he does not actually state that this is his belief. But he does state that this is just what other rulers did