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

Your father was a true gentleman.

"Your father was a true gentleman."

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- Many suffer in this city right now. - It's unfortunate.

"- Many suffer in this city right now. - It's unfortunate."

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-But reform begins with upheaval. -Reform suggests progress.

"-But reform begins with upheaval. -Reform suggests progress."

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Surely you strive for a return to the old order.

"Surely you strive for a return to the old order."

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If your husband knew that, perhaps he'd still be here.

"If your husband knew that, perhaps he'd still be here."

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What a splendid occasion.

"What a splendid occasion."

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You know, at this very moment, the Guilds are meeting.

"You know, at this very moment, the Guilds are meeting."

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Signor Guadagni... this is a social gathering in my home.

"Signor Guadagni... this is a social gathering in my home."

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-No politics, please. -As you wish.

"-No politics, please. -As you wish."

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But it's best that you are informed of this.

"But it's best that you are informed of this."

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You may want to reconsider your allegiances.

"You may want to reconsider your allegiances."

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My niece and Ormanno appear inseparable.

"My niece and Ormanno appear inseparable."

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I wrote you several heartfelt verses,

"I wrote you several heartfelt verses,"

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No mercy, still.

"No mercy, still."

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I almost won you over, though. Didn't I?

"I almost won you over, though. Didn't I?"

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Almost.

"Almost."

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Cover yourself.

"Cover yourself."

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It's impolite to refuse a gift.

"It's impolite to refuse a gift."

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I'm married. Get dressed and leave.

"I'm married. Get dressed and leave."

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-What are these? -Plans.

"-What are these? -Plans."

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-For what? -The library I'm building.

"-For what? -The library I'm building."

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It's beautiful.

"It's beautiful."

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For that, you could buy 15 of me.

"For that, you could buy 15 of me."

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-I'd rather have the gold. -What would you spend the money on?

"-I'd rather have the gold. -What would you spend the money on?"

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-What is it? -You just reminded me of someone.

"-What is it? -You just reminded me of someone."

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-Will they beat you? -They won't be happy.

"-Will they beat you? -They won't be happy."

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I'll find another room.

"I'll find another room."

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For the Cathedral in Florence. I need it for reference.

"For the Cathedral in Florence. I need it for reference."

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It's a trick. Magic.

"It's a trick. Magic."

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Not magic, no.

"Not magic, no."

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This is what you call the vanishing point.

"This is what you call the vanishing point."

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Pick any object, this pillar, for example.

"Pick any object, this pillar, for example."

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See all the horizontal lines relate to that one single point.

"See all the horizontal lines relate to that one single point."

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That's how the illusion is... created.

"That's how the illusion is... created."

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Our cousin is here.

"Our cousin is here."

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Duke Visconti needs your answer urgently.

"Duke Visconti needs your answer urgently."

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-And how much time do we have? -His envoy said two days.

"-And how much time do we have? -His envoy said two days."

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What would you do? If you were in my position.

"What would you do? If you were in my position."

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"A good decision is based on knowledge."

""A good decision is based on knowledge.""

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I need you to deliver this into the hands of Duke Visconti.

"I need you to deliver this into the hands of Duke Visconti."

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You want me to go to Milan.

"You want me to go to Milan."

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Speak your mind. You have a talent for it.

"Speak your mind. You have a talent for it."

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Then since we both value our necks, ensure you are not seen.

"Then since we both value our necks, ensure you are not seen."

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Plato. Wasn't he put to death for treason?

"Plato. Wasn't he put to death for treason?"

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Speak with no one but the Duke.

"Speak with no one but the Duke."

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I promise I haven't brought you poetry.

"I promise I haven't brought you poetry."

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Though your maid looks as if she'd be happy to pelt me with slops.

"Though your maid looks as if she'd be happy to pelt me with slops."

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Emilia doesn't trust strangers. She's protective of me.

"Emilia doesn't trust strangers. She's protective of me."

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I've witnessed the way you're treated in this city.

"I've witnessed the way you're treated in this city."

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You're the strongest woman I know.

"You're the strongest woman I know."

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-I have little choice. -You could indulge in self-pity.

"-I have little choice. -You could indulge in self-pity."

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-I was headstrong. -Hmm.

"-I was headstrong. -Hmm."

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Against my wishes.

"Against my wishes."

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I waited for you outside your father's house.

"I waited for you outside your father's house."

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I wanted to go with you.

"I wanted to go with you."

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-I waited all night. -I had everything packed.

"-I waited all night. -I had everything packed."

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If I'd gone, it would have destroyed him. I couldn't do it.

"If I'd gone, it would have destroyed him. I couldn't do it."

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Perhaps I hate what's become of you, but I could never hate you.

"Perhaps I hate what's become of you, but I could never hate you."

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In truth, since I saw you at the church that morning,

"In truth, since I saw you at the church that morning,"

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Fate wasn't kind to us before, but it's different now.

"Fate wasn't kind to us before, but it's different now."

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I have the means to take you anywhere you want to go.

"I have the means to take you anywhere you want to go."

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I'll be leaving here soon, once the engagement has been arranged.

"I'll be leaving here soon, once the engagement has been arranged."

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Will you come with me?

"Will you come with me?"

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I received this from Contessina.

"I received this from Contessina."

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Albizzi is marrying off his son to Isabella Contarini in secret.

"Albizzi is marrying off his son to Isabella Contarini in secret."

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The Contarini's bank with us in Mantua.

"The Contarini's bank with us in Mantua."

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-Then it will take a war. -Not necessarily.

"-Then it will take a war. -Not necessarily."

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I've never known a man to resist your charms.

"I've never known a man to resist your charms."

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We know he's scheming.

"We know he's scheming."

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You must give me more time.

"You must give me more time."

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You are rapidly losing your value, Maddalena.

"You are rapidly losing your value, Maddalena."

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-Ah, I thank you. -She's a favorite of mine.

"-Ah, I thank you. -She's a favorite of mine."

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Your Serenity, I might have a solution for the conundrum with your son.

"Your Serenity, I might have a solution for the conundrum with your son."

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If you were to offer your son's hand instead,

"If you were to offer your son's hand instead,"

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it could be of some benefit to us all.

"it could be of some benefit to us all."

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Imagine the profit that you could make,

"Imagine the profit that you could make,"

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within these walls for quite some time, I would imagine.

"within these walls for quite some time, I would imagine."

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-To whom is the Contarini girl betrothed? -Hmm. Ormanno degli Albizzi.

"-To whom is the Contarini girl betrothed? -Hmm. Ormanno degli Albizzi."

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You are foolish in coming here. Right outside the Doge's palace.

"You are foolish in coming here. Right outside the Doge's palace."

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Do you have an answer for the Duke? His messenger grows impatient.

"Do you have an answer for the Duke? His messenger grows impatient."

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You won't believe what just happened.

"You won't believe what just happened."

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So, we decided to go to San Marco to see the fireworks.

"So, we decided to go to San Marco to see the fireworks."

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You must've heard them. There was an awful crowd.

"You must've heard them. There was an awful crowd."

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Well, one moment we are on the Rialto, the next, Jacopo is in the canal!

"Well, one moment we are on the Rialto, the next, Jacopo is in the canal!"

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-He's a drunkard. -He's been very kind to me.

"-He's a drunkard. -He's been very kind to me."

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Are you jealous?

"Are you jealous?"

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But how can you enjoy yourself here?

"But how can you enjoy yourself here?"

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In this place we don't belong? It seems heartless.

"In this place we don't belong? It seems heartless."

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And it will be, at least for a decade more.

"And it will be, at least for a decade more."

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But, my love, how are we going to do that?

"But, my love, how are we going to do that?"

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Don't you understand?

"Don't you understand?"

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-It is of no use. -I've got to do something!

"-It is of no use. -I've got to do something!"

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When my family were exiled,

"When my family were exiled,"

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And he died before we were allowed to.

"And he died before we were allowed to."

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I watched him waste away in false hope.

"I watched him waste away in false hope."

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And I won't.

"And I won't."

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-Uncle, tell him to let me stay. -Brother, where are you going?

"-Uncle, tell him to let me stay. -Brother, where are you going?"

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We've had an offer from the Doge of Venice.

"We've had an offer from the Doge of Venice."

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I have rescinded our agreement with Albizzi.

"I have rescinded our agreement with Albizzi."

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And I fear for Isabella's safety.

"And I fear for Isabella's safety."

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In you get, my dear.

"In you get, my dear."

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Someone betrayed my confidence, someone got word to Medici.

"Someone betrayed my confidence, someone got word to Medici."

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I'm sorry. I tried to reason with him. But the army needs its orders.

"I'm sorry. I tried to reason with him. But the army needs its orders."

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Once we have presented to the Doge and his Council.

"Once we have presented to the Doge and his Council."

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Where is Marco Bello? Why hasn't he returned?

"Where is Marco Bello? Why hasn't he returned?"

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We must go in. We've kept the Doge waiting long enough.

"We must go in. We've kept the Doge waiting long enough."

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Cosimo!

"Cosimo!"

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- Visconti knew nothing of the scheme.

"- Visconti knew nothing of the scheme."

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You have been tricked.

"You have been tricked."

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The Council has been called to confirm the presence of Cosimo de' Medici,

"The Council has been called to confirm the presence of Cosimo de' Medici,"

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Since I have been a guest of this republic,

"Since I have been a guest of this republic,"

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I have only known your generosity and kindness.

"I have only known your generosity and kindness."

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Which makes what I am about to say all the more troubling.

"Which makes what I am about to say all the more troubling."

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It was put to me that I might flee the city to join Visconti's army,

"It was put to me that I might flee the city to join Visconti's army,"

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Why did you hesitate?

"Why did you hesitate?"

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Surely Medici should have confessed sooner.

"Surely Medici should have confessed sooner."

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I beg your mercy.

"I beg your mercy."

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And mercy for the agent that contacted me, he...

"And mercy for the agent that contacted me, he..."

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He stands beside me.

"He stands beside me."

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My cousin... Mario de' Medici.

"My cousin... Mario de' Medici."

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