When examining George Orwell's totalitarian government of 1984, a direct connection can be made to the motivations and ideals associated with The Prince of Nicholas Machiavelli. Machiavelli's support for political necessity as a means of remaining in power resonates with the government whose goal is to "extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought" in order to ensure complete political orthodoxy to the within the country (193). Specifically, Machiavellian thinking plays an important role in 1984 as its ideas about reputation, revolution, avoiding hatred, and using fear to control a population are used by INGSOC in order to maintain total control all throughout history. In the following paragraphs, the connections between these two works will be developed with the aim of showing the Machiavellian influence of the government in 1984. In the writings of 1984 and the Prince, the revolution and the ideas surrounding it are presented as themes major. . In 1984, the idea of ​​revolution is present in the existence of INGSOC, from the past to the present. Initially, INGSOC was described as having come to power through a popular uprising against the horrors of the previous capitalist system. This is important because having the support of the people from the start greatly increases the power of the Party. Machiavelli says it perfectly when he states that “he who accedes to princely power thanks to the favor of the people finds himself there alone and has no one, or very few, around him who is not ready to obey him” (41 ). It therefore seems that the Party was able to achieve such pre-eminence thanks to the relative support of the people after the revolution against the previous social system. However, over time, the government... middle of paper ...... was unwilling to release or redirect its negative feelings and emotions towards the Party before they could be transformed into actions. Thus, using the Two Minutes of Hate and other methods, the Party succeeds in reflecting and diminishing any hatred towards him, thereby ensuring that he remains in a permanent position of power. After studying George Orwell's 1984 text and Nicholas Machiavelli's The Prince, a stunning connection can be found. When observed closely, the ideas presented by Machiavelli in his search for the ideal prince are in fact directly analogous to the motivations and actions taken by INGSOC in 1984. Machiavellian thought plays an important role in 1984 because his ideas on reputation, revolution, prevention of hatred, and the use of fear to control a population are used by INGSOC in order to maintain complete control throughout the story. Works Cited 1984, The Prince