Unity or Diversity Two of the poems which I found myself fascinated with are “Child of the Americas” by Aurora Levins Morales and “To live in the Borderlands means you” by Gloria Anzaldúa. These two poems talk about the pride of each of the author’s cultures and races. The authors do not want to make excuses for being the way they are but want to tell about the pride they feel for being the way they are‚ and they found no way to change themselves but show that history has made them the way they are
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In Dante Alighieri’s “Purgatorio” from his epic poem The Divine Comedy‚ sinners on the terrace of lust walk through a wall of fire to purge their sin. Dante’s symbolic use of fire is appropriate to curing their human imperfections as it represents the wild and irrational tempest that they displayed towards others while they were alive. Now‚ the lustful have the opportunity to feel the bite that they inflicted. Furthermore‚ Dante’s method of purgation relates to Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics and
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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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Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested to lead Dante through the
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The Just or Unjust Dillon S. Mike C. In reading Dante’s Inferno‚ there were many just punishments that correlated with there punishments. There are three that stand out as just and equal to the sins that were committed. The fortune tellers‚ hypocrites and thieves are some examples of suitable punishments. The fortune tellers predicted the future and for a just punishment they have their heads on backwards‚ because they looked into the future and now they can only see what is behind them
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Ashley Boyle Essay 2 Justice‚ Power‚ Love‚ Intellect: These are the driving forces behind the creation of eternal torment for crimes committed on Earth‚ according to Dante’s God in The Inferno. At the beginning of Canto III‚ Ciardi’s summary of the law in Dante’s Hell is described as “the law of symbolic retribution. As they sinned so are they punished” (pg 17). In other words‚ let the punishment fit the crime. However‚ what does this say about Dante’s view of God? Is He a vengeful God‚ giving
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Amy Tweedie Week 3 “The Inferno” “The Inferno” is an epic poem following the journey of Dante a mortal man who was guided through the many circles of Hell. Through his experiences he learns that divine retribution is pure justice of God; for all the punishment the tormented souls endure in Hell corresponds to whatever sins they have committed in life. Every circle in hell has an assigned punishment for the corresponding sinners within them. At the beginning of Dante’s journey he was horrified
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During canto 34‚ Dante uses an incisive tone. Dante uses words like risen from the ground‚ fear‚ blood ran cold to illustrate the feelings that Dante was going through during the last circle of Hell. He uses this tone to describe how scared Dante was and how much horror was in such a cold‚ icy place. The tone is created by using vivid imagery‚ to illustrate the scene‚ to give the readers an understanding of what it might feel or look like. He uses visual imagery by using words such as "white and
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30 September 2014 Throughout the course of history‚ people around the world attempt to comprehend the will of the deific being. Great poet and Italian politician‚ Dante Alighieri is one who also underwent this life-long journey for understanding. In the epic‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante allegorically records his quest to overcome his sins and find god’s love. Specifically in The Inferno‚ an imaginative and gripping epic‚ Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through numerous layers of hell
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Canto III Summary In the beginning of Canto III in Dante’s Inferno‚ Virgil takes Dante to the entrance to Hell. On the gate there was a sign that read “All hope abandon‚ ye who enter in!” Virgil told Dante to forget all his suspicions and not to be a coward. As Virgil led Dante on‚ Dante heard screams and cries of sadness and despair. Dante asked Virgil what he was hearing and Virgil told him he was hearing the people in purgatory. They were people that were not faithful to God but were to
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