Comparing Song of Roland, The Life Story of Pavlichenko, and The Prince :: Comparison Compare Contrast Essays

Comparing Song of Roland, The Life Story of Pavlichenko, and The PrinceAbstract By evaluating different approaches of rulers to their vassals, in The Song of Roland and The Life Story of Pavlichenko, Matvey Rodionych, it is shown that Machiavelli made a mistake when he came up with his general rule It is much safer to be feared than loved, if hi is to fail inone of the two. (Machiavelli, 54). Darwin explained in his guess of immanent selection, which primarily explains evolution, however as well evoke be applied to whatsoever different situation in which sustainability is the primary concern as in ruler vassal coitusships, that only the strongest survived. Disregarding this fact Machiavelli came up with a false theory. Charlemagne is loved and succeeds, and only when hated he gets indanger. Nikitinsky is feared and dies. both(prenominal) stories suit the condition of Machiavellis rule, and still it fails. When Darwin came up with his theory of lifelike selection, he explai ned why rulers, once they have acquired power, behave in a certain way that, to their belief, sustains their position. 1 Approximately 350 years earlier, Niccol Machiavelli formulated a set of rules which was supposed to support rulers, in his case the prince of Milan, in doing so. angiotensin-converting enzyme of his rules is It is much safer for a ruler to be feared than loved, if he is to fail in one of the two(Machiavelli, 54). Juxtaposing The Song of Roland and The Life Story of Pavlichenko, Matvey Rodionych, two stories write on the bases of Ruler Vassal relations, it becomes doubtful whether Machiavellis theory can be taken as cornerstone for any rulers principles. The theory of natural selection is widely accepted and will accordingly be taken as fact in this argument. Darwin states in his theory that only the strongest survive. That suggests that a rulers position is only sustainable if he is stronger than his subjects and adversaries. Stronger in this case can be bo th, physically for modelling through armed forces or even physical strength, and psychologically for compositors case through the use of superior rhetoric or wit. In more or less cases however, a combination of both will be necessary. In examining the relation of the ruler to his vassals, it is just as important to take into account other goals the ruler might have besides sustaining his position. His priority might also be the general well-being and the continuous development of his