Borgia (TV Series)

The Serpent Rises (2011)

John Doman: Rodrigo Borgia

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Quotes 

• Rodrigo Borgia : Who killed my son?

  Cesare Borgia : God.

  Rodrigo Borgia : God is not so ruthless.

  Cesare Borgia : He killed his own son. Why would he not kill yours?

• Rodrigo Borgia : We command you to go to Spain and fulfill your pastoral duties.

  Cesare Borgia : And what if, Father, I said I no longer wished to be archbishop? Nor wear the red robe of a cardinal?

  Rodrigo Borgia : We would, like a deaf man, stare blankly as your mouth moves.

• [first lines] 

  Site Excavator : [uncovering a figure]  Hey! Hey!

  Rodrigo Borgia : [shift to viewing of the excavated sculpture]  The Laocoon, a relic from the magnificent days of ancient Rome. A cautionary tale, the high priest Laocoon tried to warn the Trojans about the large wooden horse. Fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts. The goddess Athena, as revenge, sent a serpent, which rose from the sea to destroy Laocoon and his sons. The Trojans believed that Laocoon's death proved him wrong. God may destroy a man, but the man may still be right.

• Pedro Calderón : [taking his leave]  Pray for me, sweet Lucrezia.

  Lucrezia Borgia : I was almost happy!

  Rodrigo Borgia : Lust is not happiness, child. Being faithful to God's truth is.

• Rodrigo Borgia : We will bury the past in the rich soil of tomorrow.

• [last lines] 

  Rodrigo Borgia : The ancients had many gods, all cruel. How wise of us to consolidate them into one supreme being. And how foolish we are to love God - to love so deeply something as brief and fragile as life.

  Rodrigo Borgia : This should be as it was, not as we wish it to be.

  [breaks off marble arms] 

  Rodrigo Borgia : Bury the statue where it will never be found.