Act 2 Scene 6 Of Mandragola
In Act 2, Scene 6 of Mandragola by Machiavelli, Ligurio, Nicai, and Calimaco are discussing how convince Luzeria to ingest the Mandragola and sleep with another man. They decide that the Luzeria’s confessor, Frate Timoteo, would be the best way to persuade Luzeria. Further, when Calimaco ask “Who'll dispose the confessor?” Ligurio replies “you, I, money, our wickedness, theirs” implying that all men good, whether perceived or in actuality, and bad can be motivated by something, especially money. As the common phase “money is the root of evil”, similarly, Michaivelli seems to suggest that all men have a price. The priest, as the audience comes to discover later on the book, is not guided by faith and principles, but is more like a wolf in sheep's