Machiavelli dealing with Fortune

POLS 4201

Paper 2

Please respond to the following topic in 5 double-spaced, typed-written pages. The paper is due in the dropbox in D2L by Oct. 31 at class time.

In The Prince, Machiavelli spends a considerable amount of time discussing how to deal with the necessity of fortune. What is fortune and how does Machiavelli advise Lorenzo de Medici to deal with it? [Hint: use the entire book to make your case. Dealing with fortune is also tied to being good and bad—but you will need to discuss that tie.]