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
clothing. Accepting bribes and “donations” for relics and amps. The priest is the embodiment of religious “perfection” or near close to it, but Timoteo’s case seems to personify that wickedness lies in all human beings.
Luzeria and Calimaco seem to be in an agreement that they are corrupt and as is as any many through the right payment. Furthermore, it could be implied that all men are selfish and have their own hidden agenda and try to look for means of gain wherever they can. Aside from the Priest, Ligurio, and Calimaco, all the other characters had a price. This would mean that anyone could be manipulated into doing something and that human greed is inevitable in society (outside of religious context). Such as Nicai, who wanted a son tremendously, and delved further into the ploy of Calimaco and all the other just to fulfill his own desires. Would this frame human nature as inherently bad (whatever bad may be)? Is Machiavelli’s view of human realistic or it is guided by his pessimism?