Definition Of Allegory In Dante's Inferno
Literature of the Western World
Professor Mae Reggy
Define Allegory and Dante’s Inferno the Lesson of Love
Karen Monroe
October 28, 2014
Define Allegory and Dante’s Inferno the Lesson of Love
Define the Term Allegory
The meaning of allegory is a lengthy story which carries a deeper meaning below the surface. The story has different levels of meaning that can be understood on a literal level but also is designed to have a deeper meaning. The deeper meaning can be spiritual, moral and or political. “An allegory (character, setting, or action) is one-dimensional: it stands for only one thing. Parables, fables and satires are all forms of allegory. Famous allegories include: Dante 's, Divine Comedy; Bunyan 's, Pilgrim’s …show more content…
This poem is a story about Dante’s difficult and unusual journey to the bowels of the earth and then up to the heights of Heaven. Dante’s Inferno contains many insights about his life, politics, and religious upbringing. Hell was divided into three circles of division Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. Even though there were only three divisions each division wound up being three more divisions to total nine. While in the eight circle of hell Dante meets with those who when alive were considered sowers of dissension. Dante visits a host of different scenarios and characters, with his tour guide Virgil, representative of theological and political figures. In order to understand the correct ebb and flow of the poem noting the biblical point of view brings insight through the verse “Whoever does not love does not does not know God because God is love” (1 John 4:8 …show more content…
The finale was the three heads of Satan and the people that were in them. These were each betrayers and represent treachery at its greatest level. Satan frozen in ice and crying all the while beating his wings and chewing on Judas, Brutus, and Cassius. The Wikipedia presents this as the inverted trinity. Brutus and Cassius were displayed with their head out of the mouth of Satan for betraying Julius Caesar. Judas Iscariot was head first being ripped to shreds by the claws of Satan. The allegory of Satan’s plight was that he said he would ascend above the throne of God yet in the end he descended to the lowest point of
Professor Mae Reggy
Define Allegory and Dante’s Inferno the Lesson of Love
Karen Monroe
October 28, 2014
Define Allegory and Dante’s Inferno the Lesson of Love
Define the Term Allegory
The meaning of allegory is a lengthy story which carries a deeper meaning below the surface. The story has different levels of meaning that can be understood on a literal level but also is designed to have a deeper meaning. The deeper meaning can be spiritual, moral and or political. “An allegory (character, setting, or action) is one-dimensional: it stands for only one thing. Parables, fables and satires are all forms of allegory. Famous allegories include: Dante 's, Divine Comedy; Bunyan 's, Pilgrim’s …show more content…
This poem is a story about Dante’s difficult and unusual journey to the bowels of the earth and then up to the heights of Heaven. Dante’s Inferno contains many insights about his life, politics, and religious upbringing. Hell was divided into three circles of division Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. Even though there were only three divisions each division wound up being three more divisions to total nine. While in the eight circle of hell Dante meets with those who when alive were considered sowers of dissension. Dante visits a host of different scenarios and characters, with his tour guide Virgil, representative of theological and political figures. In order to understand the correct ebb and flow of the poem noting the biblical point of view brings insight through the verse “Whoever does not love does not does not know God because God is love” (1 John 4:8 …show more content…
The finale was the three heads of Satan and the people that were in them. These were each betrayers and represent treachery at its greatest level. Satan frozen in ice and crying all the while beating his wings and chewing on Judas, Brutus, and Cassius. The Wikipedia presents this as the inverted trinity. Brutus and Cassius were displayed with their head out of the mouth of Satan for betraying Julius Caesar. Judas Iscariot was head first being ripped to shreds by the claws of Satan. The allegory of Satan’s plight was that he said he would ascend above the throne of God yet in the end he descended to the lowest point of