#aka the gonfaloniere of the papal army and “the prince” whom machiavelli wrote about and conquered italy | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

borgialucrezia · 29 days ago

Text

i think it's iconic how both juan and cesare have episodes centered on them that are named after machiavelli's books!! with juan's episode titled "the art of war" and cesare's episode titled "the prince" (the show's finale that also had juan haunting its narrative)

#i'm always thinking about cesare and juan's interconnection throughout the show...#because it exemplifies the idea that a future is dependent on the past yk? they're integral to each other's destinies #their intertwined destinies...cesare's long desired path couldn't be fulfilled without killing his brother. so complex and so tragic ugh #the future (cesare's ascension) is contingent upon the past (juan's death)#so juan's aftermath haunts cesare because his death is what allowed him to become the cesare borgia he was always meant to be #aka the gonfaloniere of the papal army and “the prince” whom machiavelli wrote about and conquered italy #the fact the prince is the final episode of the show ever? it opens with machiavelli hinting that he knows cesare killed juan...#+ the last clash with cesare and alfonso at the end of the ep started with alfonso knowing cesare would kill him like how he killed juan #their tragedy is always getting to me actually like i'll never stop thinking about them #the borgias #cesare borgia #juan borgia #machiavelli #juan and cesare #period dramas #text post #tb text post

21 notes · View notes