Chapters 17 through 26 of The Prince by Niccolo machiavelli

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(Machiavelli Chapter 17 summary. )This chapter talks about the prince approach to mercy. The author of the book stresses that between love and fear, a prince should choose to be feared since it is easy to control fear more than love. However, making people to fear him does not mean to instill hate among the subjects toward the prince. (Machiavelli 58- 60)
(Machiavelli Chapter 18)
The chapter talks about the virtual of the prince in keeping his word. The author stresses that a price should act in a way that shows he is virtues, stay true to his word if he can but be deceptive if he must. In the end, the actions of the king won’t determine whether he is virtues or not, only the outcome of his leadership will be judged.
Machiavelli Chapter 19
The chapter discuss hate and despise. It advises the prince to act in ways that will avoid him being hated. Hate and dislike from follows can easily lead to his elimination. A king should avoid getting his hands dirty and allow his subordinates to do it for him. In this way, he won’t be associated with the dirty work thus limiting the hate and despise from the people.
(Machiavelli Chapter 20)
The chapter talks about the art of maintaining power. The prince has the utmost methods at his disposal to assist him in maintaining power. However, empowering the subject is the most effective method than ruling a disarmed society for the fear that it may rise against you.
(Machiavelli Chapter 21)
To maintain the interest of the public on the prince should try to do great things.

The eyes of the subjects will be fixated on the things, and the prince can have a pass on some minor miscalculations.
(Machiavelli Chapter 22-23
In these two chapters, the author advises the prince to reward loyalty and appreciate good deeds from the people surrounding him. He must be able to choose capable people in his circle of ministers as this will enhance his ruling.
(Machiavelli Chapter 24)
The chapter talks about the impacts of following the good morals as discussed. The author advises the prince to have a positive impact on the state he acquires since people won’t look for more changes when they are satisfied by the ones brought forth by a good prince.
(Machiavelli Chapter 25)
The chapter talks about fortune and the flexibility in the king’s method of ruling. The king should be courageous to undertake new endeavors depending on the contemporary issues going on in the state the rules.
(Machiavelli Chapter 26)
This chapter talks about the ability of the prince to welcome a new era.
Work cited
Machiavelli, Niccolò. The Prince; Penguin, 1961.