Overall, The Prince seems to be simply an ancient version of "The Idiot's Guide to being a Monarch". Dealing almost exclusively with questions of efficacy and expediency, Machiavelli ignores questions about whether the advocated policies are "moral" or "immoral." "just" or "unjust."
Is there a moral standard for "the prince"? What might it be? How do/would we know what it was? Is the moral standard for a prince different than the moral standard for a subject? What might the implications be for the answer(s) you offer?
