# Cesare Borgia — Beyond Good and Evil character guide

> Cesare Borgia in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Caesar Borgia, Caesar

**First appearance:** 0269-ix-what-is-noble

## Who they are

Italian Renaissance nobleman referenced as an example of ruthless power.

## In the story

### [V: The Natural History of Morals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/v-the-natural-history-of-morals)

Given as an example of the misunderstood 'man of prey' and 'tropical monster' whose health and power are falsely condemned as morbid by moralists.

### [Morals as Timidity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/197)

Presented as the archetypal 'man of prey' and a 'healthy tropical monster,' whose nature is fundamentally misunderstood by moralists seeking morbidity or innate evil in him.

### [The Man of Late Culture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/200)

Presented as a prime example of the strong, enigmatic type, predestined for conquering and circumventing others, born of internal conflict.

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