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Clips from Medici: Masters of Florence - Temptation (S01E01)

♪ I am here for all to see ♪

"♪ I am here for all to see ♪"

Medici: Masters of Florence

♪ In my bones there's dignity ♪

"♪ In my bones there's dignity ♪"

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Mercenaries terrorize the streets.

"Mercenaries terrorize the streets."

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You must persuade His Serenity to act.

"You must persuade His Serenity to act."

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Or soon there will be nothing left of our city.

"Or soon there will be nothing left of our city."

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I know what I must do, brother.

"I know what I must do, brother."

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The Council of Venice has been called

"The Council of Venice has been called"

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The Florentine Signoria have rejected your demand

"The Florentine Signoria have rejected your demand"

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Thank you, Messer Medici. You may go.

"Thank you, Messer Medici. You may go."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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but more than that is beyond us.

"but more than that is beyond us."

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-Madonna Medici. -I gather you don't have good news.

"-Madonna Medici. -I gather you don't have good news."

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Albizzi punishes anyone who speaks out with levies and confiscation.

"Albizzi punishes anyone who speaks out with levies and confiscation."

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Madonna, you should leave the city. It's not safe.

"Madonna, you should leave the city. It's not safe."

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Let me petition your husband.

"Let me petition your husband."

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I appreciate the thought, Ricciardo, but that is not your concern.

"I appreciate the thought, Ricciardo, but that is not your concern."

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Thank you for your invitation.

"Thank you for your invitation."

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Oh, please, Jacopo. I won them fairly. Then you fell asleep in your soup.

"Oh, please, Jacopo. I won them fairly. Then you fell asleep in your soup."

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Come. We have wine and music for you.

"Come. We have wine and music for you."

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I envy you.

"I envy you."

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I see only folly and ruin in his future.

"I see only folly and ruin in his future."

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Come.

"Come."

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I understand your frustration. Florence is like a mother to you.

"I understand your frustration. Florence is like a mother to you."

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You long to return to her.

"You long to return to her."

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But you should... you should look around you.

"But you should... you should look around you."

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My great passion is music!

"My great passion is music!"

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She likes you, my friend. I'm jealous.

"She likes you, my friend. I'm jealous."

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-How are my family? -In good health.

"-How are my family? -In good health."

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to appeal in person.

"to appeal in person."

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No one will speak to me.

"No one will speak to me."

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Surely you understand my position.

"Surely you understand my position."

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I must return to Venice as soon as possible.

"I must return to Venice as soon as possible."

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What is this?

"What is this?"

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Then why not challenge the hypocrite

"Then why not challenge the hypocrite"

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to match his words of friendship with actual deeds?

"to match his words of friendship with actual deeds?"

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This gift of yours is going to cost us a fortune.

"This gift of yours is going to cost us a fortune."

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What I'm about to tell you can't leave this room.

"What I'm about to tell you can't leave this room."

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I have been approached by Duke Visconti's envoy.

"I have been approached by Duke Visconti's envoy."

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No, Visconti's intentions are to destroy the alliance between Venice and Florence.

"No, Visconti's intentions are to destroy the alliance between Venice and Florence."

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But would he?

"But would he?"

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It's de' Medici now.

"It's de' Medici now."

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You are exactly the same.

"You are exactly the same."

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I wasn't expecting to see you here. I heard you were in Venice.

"I wasn't expecting to see you here. I heard you were in Venice."

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-I'm sorry for your misfortune. -Thank you.

"-I'm sorry for your misfortune. -Thank you."

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You're married.

"You're married."

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I'd like to see you while I'm here.

"I'd like to see you while I'm here."

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I'm afraid that's unlikely.

"I'm afraid that's unlikely."

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The mistress was afraid of looting.

"The mistress was afraid of looting."

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I think Lucrezia will have more use for these than I.

"I think Lucrezia will have more use for these than I."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Madonna, Signor Contarini.

"Madonna, Signor Contarini."

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Surely you have servants to do this for you.

"Surely you have servants to do this for you."

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I come with an invitation for supper.

"I come with an invitation for supper."

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There's a supper hosted by the Pazzi.

"There's a supper hosted by the Pazzi."

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It will be a small affair, a number of families.

"It will be a small affair, a number of families."

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-Very well. -You will?

"-Very well. -You will?"

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Then I'll take my leave before you do.

"Then I'll take my leave before you do."

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Surely it's a sign that she'll soon be with us.

"Surely it's a sign that she'll soon be with us."

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How can we possibly stay here for ten years?

"How can we possibly stay here for ten years?"

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Father wants her to stay in Florence.

"Father wants her to stay in Florence."

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That's true.

"That's true."

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I'll wear them for the ball tonight.

"I'll wear them for the ball tonight."

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You will come, won't you?

"You will come, won't you?"

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-Go without me. -Oh, please, come.

"-Go without me. -Oh, please, come."

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No, I have correspondence from Florence to answer.

"No, I have correspondence from Florence to answer."

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Messer Contarini, I believe you're acquainted with Contessina de' Medici.

"Messer Contarini, I believe you're acquainted with Contessina de' Medici."

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But as you will come to realize, society functions best

"But as you will come to realize, society functions best"

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While we dine in luxury, the common man is suffering.

"While we dine in luxury, the common man is suffering."

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Look at them. And it seems like yesterday that we were that age.

"Look at them. And it seems like yesterday that we were that age."

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I remember thinking myself something of a poet.

"I remember thinking myself something of a poet."

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I went to your window to read them, and how was I repaid in my efforts?

"I went to your window to read them, and how was I repaid in my efforts?"

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- With a bucket of slops.

"- With a bucket of slops."

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- Your rhymes were terrible.

"- Your rhymes were terrible."

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They remind me of us.

"They remind me of us."

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How much would you pay for something like this?

"How much would you pay for something like this?"

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Around 15,000 ducats.

"Around 15,000 ducats."

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What good are books and the art to the hungry?

"What good are books and the art to the hungry?"

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What will they do if I return you to the palace?

"What will they do if I return you to the palace?"

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Is this it?

"Is this it?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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It looks so real!

"It looks so real!"

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All the lines in the drawing radiate from it.

"All the lines in the drawing radiate from it."

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She is a present of the Doge. We were discussing perspective.

"She is a present of the Doge. We were discussing perspective."

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You know, I don't quite think that's what the Doge intended with his "gift."

"You know, I don't quite think that's what the Doge intended with his "gift.""

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- Mario. - I've had word from Milan.

"- Mario. - I've had word from Milan."

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Then we must confirm our intent.

"Then we must confirm our intent."

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I would trust my instincts.

"I would trust my instincts."

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Plato.

"Plato."

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The Doge's spies are watching me.

"The Doge's spies are watching me."

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If they know that you are communicating with the Duke of Milan,

"If they know that you are communicating with the Duke of Milan,"

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And so will I.

"And so will I."

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-No, that was Socrates. -Ah.

"-No, that was Socrates. -Ah."

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You know I caused my father no end of worry.

"You know I caused my father no end of worry."

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I'm sorry. I shouldn't speak of it. I don't mean to upset you.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't speak of it. I don't mean to upset you."

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I realized I've never stopped loving you.

"I realized I've never stopped loving you."

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-Come with me. -The engagement?

"-Come with me. -The engagement?"

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My niece to the Albizzi boy.

"My niece to the Albizzi boy."

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Can you leave us, please?

"Can you leave us, please?"

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Contessina has done well to get us this information.

"Contessina has done well to get us this information."

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They've grown wealthy on the profits from their leather business.

"They've grown wealthy on the profits from their leather business."

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That wealth will soon be Albizzi's and he will spend it on more mercenaries.

"That wealth will soon be Albizzi's and he will spend it on more mercenaries."

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-He must be stopped. -Hmm.

"-He must be stopped. -Hmm."

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He's being very careful.

"He's being very careful."

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You've been within his household for days. You must have heard something.

"You've been within his household for days. You must have heard something."

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It would be a shame to have to ruin your beauty as well.

"It would be a shame to have to ruin your beauty as well."

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Medici.

"Medici."

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Your continued support for my return to Florence.

"Your continued support for my return to Florence."

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Go on.

"Go on."

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The Contarini of Mantua?

"The Contarini of Mantua?"

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He has made a fortune from leather goods.

"He has made a fortune from leather goods."

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with your influence and importers here and his factories in Mantua.

"with your influence and importers here and his factories in Mantua."

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He must have word by tomorrow or it will be too late.

"He must have word by tomorrow or it will be too late."

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No.

"No."

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As hard as it is, that's the reality. And we must learn to fit in.

"As hard as it is, that's the reality. And we must learn to fit in."

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-How? -I'm petitioning members of the Signoria.

"-How? -I'm petitioning members of the Signoria."

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I can't do that again, Piero.

"I can't do that again, Piero."

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Massimo!

"Massimo!"

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How does the Doge know of the match?

"How does the Doge know of the match?"

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When I find out who broke my trust, there will be consequences.

"When I find out who broke my trust, there will be consequences."

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The Duke's messenger awaits our response. We cannot delay it any longer.

"The Duke's messenger awaits our response. We cannot delay it any longer."

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