Outline I. The Arrival a. Dante returns from the Third Crusade which has had him away from his home for several years. b. In monologue‚ he has a grim feeling because of the woods. He senses someone following him c. Upon reaching home‚ he finds his father dead‚ and his beloved Beatrice dying of a stab wound. d. She is relieved of his return and her spirit began to ascend to heaven but Lucifer snatched and dragged her into the gates of hell. e. Dante runs after them and is briefly
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Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès-The protagonist of the novel. Dantès is an intelligent‚ honest‚ and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he does not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy‚ he takes it upon himself to act as the agent of Providence‚ rewarding those who have helped him in his plight and punishing those responsible for his years of agony. Lord Wilmore- The identity of an eccentric English nobleman that Dantès assumes when committing
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Dante’s Real Inferno The three most significant influences on Dante Alighieri were his philosophical education‚ his political struggles in Florence throughout his life‚ and his infatuation with the woman known as Beatrice. Dante’s education played a major part in influencing his famous writing‚ Inferno. Dante grew up in Florence‚ a significant artistic and intellectual center throughout the 13th century‚ says Jay Rudd. Dante had private tutors in his youth and studied Christian theology at the
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of others. As the emotion of pity deepens‚ it can correlate itself with sympathy and lead to compassion (Baird 1). Dante comprises this idea of pity within the narration of his characters in the Inferno. Dante creates fluctuating moralities that contrasts with the narrative tale of the sinners to the protagonist. The contrasts that are made by the sinner are reflected upon by Dante‚ he refers to this as the struggle pity. The great struggle of pity is brought on upon by the sinners‚ whom create scapegoats
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circles and sub-circles of Hell that Dante and Virgil witness and experience. Inferno is heavily influenced by classic Greek and Roman texts and Dante makes references to a myriad of characters‚ myths‚ and legends that take place in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey‚ and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Some of the most important references‚ however‚ are the most obvious ones that are easily overlooked simply because of the fact that they are so blatant. Dante is being escorted through Hell by the
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Edmond Dantes’ perception of life has transformed throughout the book as he lets prison change him‚ his beliefs‚ as well as how he acts towards others. Edmond Dantes‚ from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ begins the novel as a sweet‚ naive‚ hardworking sailor in the Pharaon. He had everything going for him. He was just about to marry the love of his life‚ Mercedes‚ and was about to be promoted to Captain of the Pharaon. Everything he had to live for was lost when he was wrongfully sent
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trust between Dante‚ the writer‚ and his reader. A necessity in all of literature is to establish a balance of trust between the narrator and the reader. Without this relationship‚ the reader will become disinterested‚ and it will be more difficult for him or her to make the vital connections with the characters. Just as Calhoun 2 Virgil guides Dante through hell; the poet guides the reader through the work of literature. According to Professor Joseph Luzzi at Bard College‚ Dante addressed the
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Discuss the author’s use of Virgil as the pilgrim’s guide in the inferno The Inferno by Dante Alighieri is an allegory explaining Dante’s journey through the depths of hell. Dante who has abandoned the catholic way of life has to now travel through hell to reach the right path that will take him to heaven. He is guided by a man called Virgil‚ a Roman poet‚ who is in limbo‚ the first circle of hell. Virgil takes Dante through hell and shows him people who are suffering for the sins that they have committed
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Edmond Dantes‚ at the end of his journey‚ is not found in the situation he previously intended for himself. Instead‚ after failing to achieve his initial goals‚ he is found in a new relationship with Haydee. In The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas shows‚ through Dantes’ journey‚ that a person’s efforts do not always deal the intended outcomes‚ and often cause unintended consequences. Dantes is faced with a tragedy that ruins the prosperous life he had with his love‚ Mercedes. During his time
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character of Edmond Dantes. Dantes‚ a 19 year old boy growing up in the small town of Marseilles‚ leads an innocent life overflowing with good fortune‚ causing him to be unaware of hardship. However when wrongly imprisoned by those whom he thought were his friends‚ Dantes’s innocence is replaced with a longing for revenge. After escaping
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