Shakespeare's Macbeth
THE THREE WITCHES (1827), by Alexandre-Marie Colin
(Artistic portrayals of Hecate)
Source Text: Machiavelli's Prince
Ch. 8: Of Those who have attained a Principality through Crimes
Ch. 15: Of Those Things for Which Men and Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed
Ch. 16: Of Liberality and Parsimony
Ch. 17: Of Cruelty and Mercy, and Whether it is Better to be Loved than Feared, or the Contrary
Ch. 18: In What Mode Faith Should Be Kept by Princes
Ch. 25: How Much Fortune Can do in Human Affairs, and in What Mode It may be Opposed