such as mayors or prime ministers. However, if we look at what Machiavelli is saying closely, he was trying to give practical advice that would probably benefit those in power, and give the republic less problems. Therefore, the main aim of Machiavelli in The Prince was to give advice to the people above, such as the Princes and political elite, to make sure that they kept their power. He felt that hereditary princes had an easier time adjusting into the power given to them, because people are used to the way they will rule, whilst new princes have to work harder. This will be looked at more closely a little bit later.
             The Prince was much more different than other books which were written about creating and controlling principalities, because Machiavelli never came to a conclusion about what an ideal prince or principality was. However, in the Prince, he was able to show many examples of characteristics that the Prince needed to have, to be successful in obtaining and maintaining power. His examples throughout the book are from his personal observations of some of his missions from Florentine. The rest of the examples used are from those he read about history. Many of these were drawn from classical sources, and his writing had the mark of renaissance upon it because he used many Latin phrases. By reading The Prince, we gain a better understanding of renaissance politics, and we learn how many political objectives have changed, or not changed over the years. Machiavelli expresses two main objectives. One of them was for Lorenzo de' Medici to read his work because he wanted it to bring the prince honour and glory, and the other was to show the prince how much he was suffering because of his unfortunate circumstances. Machiavelli believed that the prince could achieve greatly because of his fortune and ability, and so his aims were to show what these fortunes were, through his book.
             Machiavelli thought there were four ways to acquir...