Before his imprisonment‚ Edmond Dantes was what you’d considered as every parent’s dream child. He’s what you’d describe as hard-working‚ honest and innocent to the point that he is naive. He cared immensely for his aging father‚ always wanting the best for him and supplying him with love and money. Edmond admired his boss‚ Monsieur Morrel greatly‚ and he even thought kindly of the three men who clearly loath him. Everything was going swell for the young sailor as he was soon to marry Mercedes‚ the
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In Dante’s Inferno‚ the Third Pouch of the Malebolge is reserved for simoniacs; clergymen that sold ecclesiastical preferment and/or offices to members of the Catholic Church in return for money and material goods. In the Third Pouch‚ these men are hung by their feet in pits of darkness while their feet are charred by the flames of fires above them. This punishment reflects Dante’s abhorrence for simoniacs‚ whom he considers to be unethical‚ avaricious‚ and inconsiderate of the souls that they have
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Dante ’s Inferno Vs. Milton ’s Paradise Lost The two stories‚ Inferno by Dante and Paradise Lost by Milton‚ were written about the biblical hell and its keeper: Satan. Both of these authors had different views about the hell and Satan. In Paradis Lost‚ Milton wrote that Satan used to be an angel of God. The devil believed that he was equal to the Lord and he wanted to be greater than him. For this‚ God banished him to hell. Milton ’s physical description of Satan is interesting. Since he
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Contrast the psychological makeup of the sinners in Inferno and the penitent in Purgatorio This paper will compare the psychological makeup of the penitents in Purgatorio and the sinners in Inferno. Dante’s views are based on the principles of the Catholic religion and so‚ the harshest punishment that can be inflicted upon a sinner is purely spiritual‚ not physical. The Inferno is characterized by sins‚ and the sinners are not willing to repent for their sins but instead‚ they blame it on other
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However‚ that medal was later recinded when he tested positive for drugs at the Olympics. Looking back‚ it becomes apparent that Johnson fits the criteria for a tragic hero that Aristotle set about. In the terms of being ‘high born’ this could‚ in a modern context‚ be translated into ‘high status’. Ben Johnson had high status as a world renowned athlete for his country just as Oedipus had ‘high status’ from being born a prince and then later becoming a king. Johnson’s main opponent in
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In many ways‚ Dante’s Inferno can be seen as a kind of imaginative grouping of human evil that is addressed into nine circles that descend into the depths of hell. At times it is very questionable the way Dante wrote the circles‚ wondering why they were created the way they were. For example‚ a sin in the Eighth Circle of Hell‚ bribe‚ would be considered worse than a sin in the Sixth Circle of Hell‚ murder. To understand this‚ one must realize that Dante followed very strict Christian values during
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religions has had an idea of what the afterlife consists of. Many artists and authors have portrayed their versions in their works. One of the best known authors is Dante Alighieri who wrote “The Divine Comedy”. In “Volume I: Inferno” Dante describes his version of hell in detail. There are nine circles of hell according to Dante; some even have multiple levels within themselves. Each level is centered on a specific kind of sinner that has to spend eternity in hell and they suffer a punishment
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Boniface quickly sent away the other representatives and asked Dante alone to remain in Rome. At the same time (November 1‚ 1301) Charles de Valois was entering Florence with Black Guelfs‚ who in the next six days destroyed everything and killed most of their enemies. A new government was installed of Black Guelfs‚ and Cante dei Gabbrielli di Gubbio was named "Podesta’" (mayor). Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years‚ and to pay a huge amount of money. The poet was still in Rome‚ where the Pope
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assess this issue best when he said‚ “If we cannot now end our differences‚ at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” While John F. Kennedy may have been president of The United States in the 1960’s‚ the words he spoke weren’t exactly relevant during that time. In the 1960’s era‚ African Americans were tirelessly fighting for equality. People were also judged and told not to do things based on others’ disdainful opinions. Culture was evolving back then and started opening
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Modern life has improved since the 1950’s. This period is quite memorable for a lot of things‚ the more famous of which being the flared trousers Elvis Presley‚ the icon of rock and roll and pop music‚ brought into style. There were many positives and negatives of living in the 1950’s‚ but it is clear that modern life has been a great step forward from those times. Firstly‚ the general aspects of life such as money‚ crime‚ racism and drugs‚ were viewed very differently in the past. Secondly life
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