was written by Dante Alighieri who was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1265‚ to a moderately wealthy family that had a history of involvement in the remarkably complex Florentine politics. Dante Alighieri included much of his personal life and his own views of the politics of the late thirteenth-century Florence as he was writing The Divine Comedy. As a result‚ The Divine Comedy is somewhat of an autobiographical work of Dante Alighieri’s own life. In the Inferno‚ Dante is lead through Hell by Virgil with
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Guide Questions At the betrothal feast‚ Dantes is arrested for being a Bonapartist and a traitor on the basis that a letter he delivered was treasonous. Villefort is the deputy public prosecutor. He is also the son of Nortier‚ a well-known traitor to the king. At first‚ Villefort likes Dantes and likes how honest he is‚ but when Dantes reveals the name of the man the letter was sent to‚ Nortier‚ Villefort cannot let the fact escape and he sentences Dantes to prison. Mercedes wants to find information
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Both Dante and Beowulf went through life changing journeys. However their end results where very different. Beowulf was warned about his prideful ways‚ but chose to ignore that warning and continued on the path that led to his death. For Dante‚ he heard the warning and took it with him through this journey in purgatory and was able to grow spiritually from it and came out truly enlightened. Both travelers struggled with some form of earthly sin that was hindering them in some aspect of their life
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Hell is a topic touched in many religions and many other places. People often make the common remark “it’s hotter than hell.” However‚ what symbolizes Hell‚ complete separation from God‚ could be a lot colder. In Dante’s Inferno‚ an epic poem written by Dante‚ the center of Hell is described as ice which encases the prince of the dark world as he eternally feasts on the three sinners worthy of this punishment. However‚ in A Paradise Fallen‚ a book written by John Milton‚ Hell is described as a furnace
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accept Christ. They are not punished in an active sense‚ but rather grieve only their separation from God‚ without hope of reconciliation Second Circle Those overcome by lust are punished in this circle. They are the first ones to be truly punished in Hell. These souls are blown about to and fro by a violent storm‚ without hope of rest. Third Circle Cerberus guards the gluttons‚ forced to lie in a vile slush made by freezing rain‚ black snow‚ and hail. Fourth Circle Those whose attitude toward material
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Dante - The author and protagonist of Inferno; the focus of all action and interaction with other characters. Because Dante chose to present his fictional poem as a record of events that actually happened to him‚ a wide gulf between Dante the poet and Dante the character pervades the poem. For instance‚ Dante the poet often portrays Dante the character as compassionate and sympathetic at the sight of suffering sinners‚ but Dante the poet chose to place them in Hell and devised their suffering. As
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In Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno (1314)‚ Dante is being toured through the layers of hell in hopes that he will see his future punishment and get his life back on the right path. The great Roman poet‚ Virgil‚ is sent to be his guide. Virgil is not only supportive but informational as he leads Dante through the layers of hell. Throughout the story‚ Virgil is repeatedly protecting Dante from hostile demons and monsters. Monstrous Charon‚ in cantos III is bringing the souls over the river to punishment
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Shakespeare and The Inferno by Dante Alighieri had two very strong male characters. The leading character in The Tempest was a man named Prospero. Prospero is a former duke who had been stripped of his dukedom due to treachery. He is a very powerful man who uses his magic to manipulate everyone and everything within his reach. One very strong character in The Inferno was a man named Virgil. Virgil was a soul who was sent to guide Dante through Hell. Virgil has power over the demons in Hell‚ and they must
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According to Dante‚ if people do not end up in either the Inferno or Paradiso‚ they are placed in Mount Purgatory. It is here that past sinners are able to repent‚ in hopes of eventually making it to heaven. The key differentiating factor between hell and Purgatory is that those in Purgatory have actual hope. Notably‚ Dante gives Purgatory the shape of a mountain. Like the Inferno‚ Mount Purgatory has multiple levels‚ depending on the sins people committed in their past life. Additionally‚ the
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Dante’s Inferno: Sixth Circle of Hell “Every evil deed despised in Heaven has as its end injustice. Each such end harms someone else through either force or fraud” (Alighieri XI 22-24). In his divine comedy‚ The Inferno‚ Dante Alighieri cruises around the different circles of hell. Virgil‚ a poet and a good friend of Dante’s‚ becomes Dante’s guide in hell. Trough out the poem‚ the reader encounters certain moments of tension in which he or she is forced to choose a direction to follow. In Canto
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