Anna’s eyes move to the barely noticeable words: "Dante & Charlotte O’Brian"‚ engraved neatly into the frame itself. Anna stares at the picture. A smile. She sets the frame back down when the sound of the front door opening draws her attention. INT. Dante’s house - corridor - DAY Anna creeps along the
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Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one
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given a chance to redeem themselves. Dante takes a journey through levels of Hell. The poem begins by him going through the dark wood‚ but three beasts block his way. Dante is then rescued by Virgil who is sent by Beatrice to be his guide and lead him to his salvation. Canto XXXVI begins with Virgil stating “Vexilla Regis prodeunt inferni” which means “the banners of the King of Hell draw closer.” Virgil is telling Dante to be on watch for Satan or Dis. Dante try’s to look for Dis through the fog
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In Dante’s Inferno‚ Montaigne’s Essays‚ and Boccaccio’s Decameron‚ it seems that storytelling functions for entirely different purposes. Dante curiously prods for stories to add to his "notes" or remembrances of his trip to hell‚ making storytelling a method of entertainment in the depths of hell. Each of Montaigne’s stories are meant to leave his family and friends with an accurate memory of himself and his values‚ not an attempt to gain fame. The seven women and three men in Boccaccio’s work recount
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wronged‚ sinners‚ and the “evil” get sent there‚ to be punished for their wrongdoings. Hell is described as either a fiery pit‚ or an icy quarry‚ and to this day we still do not know. With gathered information from ones imagination‚ from Dante’s Inferno‚ and the fact that Hell is furthest away from warmth and light‚ one could conclude that Hell is indeed an icy quarry. First‚ when people think of Hell‚ they seem to think about a fiery pit of physical abuse‚ with sufferers burning to crisps over
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In Dante Alighieri’s epic poem‚ Inferno‚ the strong hope Dante possesses overcomes his fear‚ and helps him to achieve his goals. Dante fears the hill‚ but knows what awaits him at the top. His fear makes him embark on an alternate journey which leads to his goals‚ and his fear of Hell keeps him from losing sight of what’s most important. Through it all‚ Dante proves that one’s fear of failure gives one hope to succeed. Dante faces a large obstacle‚ which fills him with fear‚ but what waits on other
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The relevance of Dante’s hell to contemporary society in the western world could be said to be visible from the very first Canto. Here Dante is lost and unable to find his way back to the right road. "Midway this way of life we’re bound upon‚ I wake to find myself in a dark wood" (Dante‚ 1949‚ p71). This could be said to be a representation of the psychological torment of many people who become depressed or unsure of their place in life. Many people are forced to go on a journey within themselves
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Dante’s Inferno is a symbol of Dante’s relationship with the Church during his life‚ and though it was written after the Black Plague‚ it has many examples of the issues humanity had during the plague. Pope Boniface VIII was Dante Alighieri’s worst enemy. First‚ the Pope betrayed Dante’s beloved White Guelphs party. The party was originally the Guelphs who split into two parties‚ The White Guelphs and the Black Guelphs‚ after defeating the Ghibellines in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict. The split
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The word Hell‚ or in Italian‚ Inferno means the abode of Satan and the forces of evil. It is where sinners suffer eternal punishment. Dante was exiled by Pope Boniface‚ which led him to write this poem‚ Dante’s Inferno. He wrote the poem because he was exiled and he had nothing left in his life‚ so he just wrote to express that he was betrayed by his own country‚ not him betraying his country. Since he was betrayed by his own country‚ he became a nomad and has been a beggar ever since. A modern
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you go the more serious the offense. The first eleven cantos seem to mirror the seven deadly sins found in the Catholic faith. The next eleven address murder which you’d think would be higher on the list but Dante feels very strongly about Fraud being a major sin. I feel the punishments Dante assigns to the crimes are appropriate. My personal belief is that heaven or hell isn’t a physical place you go to when you die. I don’t happen to have an answer for where you go when you die but what I do believe
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