The answer is:
Machiavelli forces readers to carefully consider the meanings of the words merciful and mercy.
In the passage from "The Prince," the author Niccolò Machiavelli mentions the words mercy and merciful intending to make readers contemplate their meanings with special circumspection. Thus, <em>mercy </em>is compassion towards somebody one can hurt or punish, and <em>merciful </em>means benevolent. In that respect, Machiavelli suggests that an unsympathetic ruler can preserve power rather than a compassionate one.
I think that the answer to this question would be based off of your opinion because when you write poetry,most times, you are writing about your feelings and the way you express those feelings is different for everyone. Some people may have a harder time putting those feelings into words, while others might not.
I think the answer is c but I’m not for sure
If i am correctly reading the question, the answer should be a dynamic character