Which statement best evaluates Machiavelli's argument?

Machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes
should do everything in their power to guard their
kingdoms.

Machiavelli effectively argues that new princes must
be cruel and cautious in order to protect their new
kingdoms.

Machiavelli effectively argues that new princes
should not be cruel and should proceed carefully in
their new kingdoms.

Machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes
should not show fear, but should be self-confident and
intolerable.

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explanation:

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first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.