ality . ▁However , ▁the ▁drink ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁poison ed . ▁After ▁the ▁poison ▁starts ▁to ▁work , ▁Bom ar zo ▁begins ▁to ▁recall ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁flash back s . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁drag s ▁the ▁young ▁Pier ▁Francesco ▁into ▁a ▁room ▁where ▁a ▁large ▁ske leton ▁d ances ▁and ▁ha un ts ▁him . ▁Later , ▁his ▁father ▁falls ▁in ▁battle . ▁In ▁Florence , ▁the ▁young , ▁vir g inal ▁Pier ▁Francesco ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁to ▁the ▁cour tes an ▁P ant as ile a . ▁However , ▁he ▁sees ▁his ▁image ▁in ▁her ▁room ▁of ▁mirror s , ▁to ▁his ▁disturb ance . ▁▁▁ ▁Pier ▁Francesco ' s ▁brother ▁Gi rol amo ▁falls ▁from ▁a ▁cl iff ▁and ▁dies , ▁and ▁Pier ▁Francesco ▁becomes ▁the ▁new ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bom ar zo . ▁He ▁meets ▁Julia ▁F arn ese , ▁who ▁pre fers ▁Bom ar zo ' s ▁brother ▁Ma erb ale , ▁to ▁his ▁anger . ▁At ▁a ▁dance ▁festival , ▁the ▁Duke ▁experiences ▁various ▁dream s . ▁ ▁While ▁cour ting ▁Julia , ▁he ▁sp ills ▁a ▁glass ▁of ▁red ▁wine ▁on ▁her ▁dress , ▁which ▁he ▁interpre ts ▁as ▁a ▁pre mon ition ▁of ▁death . ▁▁▁ ▁Bom ar zo ▁and ▁Julia ▁eventually ▁marry , ▁but ▁Bom ar zo ▁then ▁becomes ▁imp ot ent . ▁As ▁time ▁passes , ▁the ▁Duke ▁creates ▁large ▁stone ▁sculpt ures ▁on ▁his ▁estate , ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁his ▁tort ured ▁feelings . ▁He ▁starts ▁to ▁think