Although Macbeth displays some Machiavellian characteristics, he does not heed Machiavelli's advice regarding rulers who wish to obtain their principalities through crime, and through ignorance or contempt of this advice, Macbeth cannot be considered Machiavellian "Therefore it should be noted that he who takes possession of a state must examine all the crimes that it is necessary for him to commit, and do them all together. blow.... Because the insults must be committed all together, so that, you taste less, offend less..." (Machiavelli 38). This key paragraph of advice is given by Machiavelli to all aspiring rulers who are contemplating the act of obtaining a principality through the use of criminal methods. Macbeth is an example of someone who obtains his kingdom in a criminal way, as he and his wife conspire together to kill the current king and blame his murder on his drunken guards, but for Macbeth to be considered completely Machiavellian, he would have to take part in all the characteristics that Machiavelli urges leaders of his kind to display. Although Macbeth displays some Machiavellian characteristics, he does not heed Machiavelli's advice regarding rulers who wish to gain their principalities through crime, and, whether due to ignorance or contempt of this advice, Macbeth cannot be considered Machiavellian. , Macbeth is completely devoid of Machiavellian foresight (the ability to foresee the ruin of one's principality). Instead of gathering all of his potential rivals for the throne, as well as likely accusers of immoral actions, in one place and having them killed all at once, as evidenced in... middle of paper... .Features, Purple Macbeth the essential Machiavellian mandates and therefore cannot be considered entirely Machiavellian. Works Cited The Tragedy of Macbeth New Haven: Yale University Press Revised 1984 Shakespeare's Macbeth Total Study Edition Coles Editorial Board 1993Holinshed R. Historie of Scotland (2nd ed. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland 1587) "History of Scotland"Paul. Henry N. The Royal Play of Macbeth 1950 pp. 213-17Bradley, AC Lesson IX: Macbeth. Shakespearean tragedies: lessons on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. Macmllan & Co., 1904.Brooks, Cleanth. The Well-Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry. London: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. Curry, Walter. Shakespeare's philosophical models. London: Mass Peter Smith, 1978.