By the end of the century, Shakespeare was using “Machiavel” to  denote an amoral opportunist, leading directly to our popular use of  “Machiavellian” as a synonym for manipulative villainy.
Cap a finals de segle, Shakespeare utilitzà "maquiavèl·lic" per  referir-se a un oportunista amoral, cosa que va derivar en el nostre ús popular de "maquiavèl·lic" com a sinònim de vilesa manipuladora.