In the television series House of Cards, a position in Congress is the basis of the series and the main character, Frank Underwood, thrives to achieve his goals of personal success and working his devious plans to make a profit for himself and ultimately achieving whatever he wants, no matter what it takes. Frank Underwood is an extremely intelligent Congressman, who lives in Washington DC and represents his home state of South Carolina, but has always put himself first. In the introduction to the show, he says: “I see two different types of pain, useful pain, which makes you grow, and useless pain, which only causes suffering.” These types of pain, but more importantly their meanings, explain a specific part of his distinctive morality that accompanies his actions and shows how he works with certain people or conflicts. His prominent colleagues in the American legislature, particularly Congress, have the perception of Frank that he is doing everything he can to strengthen the government, while his intellectual perception is the opposite. Even though his colleagues trust him, it is difficult for Frank Underwood to display a virtuous personality enough to have complete faith and trust, especially regarding the important decision he makes to assassinate a member of power legislative. This internal situation reflects the philosophy (shown in the book “The Prince”) of the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli, who has provided many people with the contradictory opinion of modern-day political contemplation. The scene in the final minutes of "House of Cards: Chapter 11" illustrates Frank's means for consequentialism through achieving its ultimate maxim or intended end. There is no skepticism that Frank's actions follow not just consequentialism, but rather the person seeking to achieve a more positive good ultimately. As Machiavelli says, in The Prince "there is no moral basis for judging the difference between legitimate and illegitimate power", which Frank Underwood also believes because of the way he acquires his power. The opposite of this argument is the belief in ethics where the presentation of the previous "image" is considered false and therefore should not even be considered unless the official incurs true virtue. In Machiavellian philosophy, one should not worry about the means necessary to exhibit virtuous characteristics as long as they achieve a positive outcome and gain the trust of others. In House of Cards, Frank Underwood describes these "virtuous characteristics," but what he really believes in is the belief in consequentialism, so that ultimately his colleagues and even the president will listen to what he wanna..