Problem 1: How is Machiavelli's notion of virtue and vice (what brings praise and what brings blame) different from those who have come before him? Explain.
Problem 2: What is the irony (according to Machiavelli's view) of the reputation of liberality (being generous) and miserliness (being stingy)?
Situational Irony is a situation/action where the exact opposite of the expected happens.
Problem 3: According to Machiavelli, why is it better to be feared than loved? Explain.