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Adso of Melk:Master? Have you ever been in love?William of Baskerville:In love? Yeah, many times.Adso of Melk:You were?William of Baskerville:Yes, of course. Aristotle, Ovid, Vergil...Adso of Melk:No, no, no. I meant with a...William of Baskerville:Oh. Ah. Are you not confusing love with lust?Adso of Melk:Am I? I don't know. I want only her own good. I want her to be happy. I want to save her from her poverty.William of Baskerville:Oh, dear.Adso of Melk:Why "oh dear"?William of Baskerville:You *are* in love.Adso of Melk:Is that bad?William of Baskerville:For a monk, it does present certain problems.Adso of Melk:But doesn't St. Thomas Aquinas praise love above all other virtues?William of Baskerville:Yes, the love of God, Adso. The love of God.Adso of Melk:Oh... And the love of woman?William of Baskerville:Of woman? Thomas Aquinas knew precious little, but the scriptures are very clear. Proverbs warns us, "Woman takes possession of a man's precious soul", while Ecclesiastes tells us, "More bitter than death is woman".Adso of Melk:Yes, but what do you think, Master?William of Baskerville:Well, of course I don't have the benefit of your experience, but I find it difficult to convince myself that God would have introduced such a foul being into creation without endowing her with *some* virtures. Hmm? How peaceful life would be without love, Adso, how safe, how tranquil, and how dull
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Master
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Have you
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ever been
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in love
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In love Yeah Many times
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You were Yes of course
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Aristotle Ovid Virgil
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No no no I meant with a Ah
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Are you not confusing love with lust
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Am I
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I don't know
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I want only her own good
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I want her to be happy
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I want to save her from her poverty
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Oh dear Why oh dear
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You are in love
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Is that bad
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For a monk it does present certain problems
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But doesn't St Thomas Aquinas praise love above all other virtues
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Yes The love of God Adso The love of God
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And the love of woman
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Of woman Thomas Aquinas knew precious little
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But the scriptures are very clear
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Proverbs warns us Woman takes possession of a man's precious soul
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While Ecclesiastes tells us More bitter than death is woman
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Yes but
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What do you think master Well
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Of course I don't have the benefit of your experience
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But I find it difficult to convince myself
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that God would have introduced such a foul being into creation
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without endowing her with some virtues Hmm
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How peaceful life would be without love Adso
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How safe
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How tranquil
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And how dull
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Movie Summary
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
