Many philosophers have discussed, written and influenced the implementation of their ideas on the perfect qualities of a leader and the techniques that should be used to improve and perfect theirs leadership skills. Most of these philosophers conclude that a leader must demonstrate favorable traits, which in turn will make the public over whom he governs love him. This will result in successful leadership. These philosophies are also conceived as if the real world is a perfect world. However, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote a book, called The Prince, which introduced the realistic idea that the world is not perfect and people do bad things. For this reason, the leader must act differently to take charge of the naturally bad behavior of the human race (The Prince 1). In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar there are numerous leaders who apply these ideas and many others who do not. Although the Prince discusses many dark and unforgiving ideas of the perfect leader, his philosophy is proven true by the characters of Shakespeare's playwright, Julius Caesar, and the cause and effect of their actions. Brutus is a perfect example of a leader who did not follow Machiavelli's advice, and was not successful as a leader. For example, Brutus' primary concern was to please the public and do what was best for Rome. He did this by killing Julius Caesar (3.2.23-28). “If you want to acquire a reputation for generosity, therefore, you must be ostentatiously prodigal; and a prince who acts in this way will soon waste all his resources, only to be forced in the end, if he wishes to maintain his reputation..., to impose exorbitant taxes. (The Prince 2). Machiavelli stated that being generous will have detrimental effects on the leader. The malicious co...... middle of paper ...... was indebted to Machiavelli's idea and, as a result, killed anyone who posed a threat to him (the conspirators). Machiavelli said that this was a good technique for a leader to use, because if a man does this, then anything that could put him out of leadership will be out of his reach, leaving his leadership role open only to him (Fears). Killing the conspirators was a great advantage for Antony because it gave him the opportunity to become a leader of the second triumvirate. Whether or not Shakespeare's playwright Julius Caesar's characters followed Machiavellian traits, each of the above examples demonstrates Machiavelli's philosophy in The Prince Is True. Although many philosophers conclude that a leader should have all the positive traits such as kindness and generosity, a leader can be cruel and feared and be a better leader than a kind and loved one..