trilogy “Inferno” is a story of a man’s journey through hell. The traveler‚ Dante‚ must embark on this ominous journey for the sake of his own soul. He has lost his way in life by straying from the path of righteousness. Dante is fortunate that he has a guide to lead him by encouragement‚ knowledge and care. The guide is Virgil‚ a great Roman poet Dante recognizes from mortal life and a person whom he admires. Dante is fearful‚ he doesn’t think he will survive a trip through hell but knows that
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Inferno The poem Inferno is about a man who has “lost the path that does not stray” (Inferno‚ Canto I‚ line 3) where “the path” represents the path to Heaven. Dante‚ having strayed from the path‚ is in danger of being sent to Hell. When Beatrice‚ whom Dante loved before her early death‚ finds out that Dante has strayed she becomes worried that he will not be able to join her in Heaven. Beatrice wants to help Dante find God again‚ but because she is an angel
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and new identities. Fernand changes to Count de Morcerf during the time of Dantes’ imprisonment‚ Mercedes changes to Countess de Morcerf after her marriage to Fernand‚ Cadderouse changes to M. Pilletin‚ Benedetto changes to Andrea Cavalcanti to disguise and murders Cadderouse‚ and last but certaintly not least Edmund Dantes with the various identity changes. Even though these characters names are just being changed or in Dantes’ case‚ changing their names‚ this still means creating various identities
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Betrayal:Edmond Dantes The novel entitled‚ The Count of Monte Cristo was written by Alexander Dumas. The story begins during the eighteenth century and takes place in the country of France. The environment is within the travelling adventures of men embarking on a ship called the Pharoan. The protagonist is introduced by the author as being‚ Edmond Dantes. This character is seemingly described as being an extremely trustworthy and very naive young man. He is a youthful sailor from Marseilles and
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Friday in the year 1300‚ Dante is travelling through a forest‚ when he gets lost. In the morning‚ he finds a mountain and tries to climb it‚ but is stopped by a lion‚ a wolf‚ and a leopard. The spirit of the poet Virgil appears and offers to take him to the top of the mountain to Heaven when his love‚ Beatrice‚ is‚ but the way first leads through Hell. Virgil and Dante enter through the gates of Hell and see a crowd of people along the banks of the river. Virgil tells Dante these are the souls who
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with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The Pharaon’s shipowner‚ M. Morrel‚ rushes out to meet the ship. He finds that the captain has died en route‚ and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He thus plans to make Dantes officially the next captain of the ship. Dantes future is thus promising. His father’s financial situation as well as his own will be greatly ameliorated. In addition‚ Dantes has plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes
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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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Dante believed that pious choices and religious views could get you closer to God. By hating sinners and thinking that you are above them‚ you are able to get closer to Heaven. Readers are able to see the pious growth in Dante throughout the story as he moves from pitying spirits to despising and attacking them. In the beginning of the Inferno‚ Dante meets Paolo and Francesca. These two sinners are punished for their lustful affair‚ causing Dante such grief that he faints (5.141-142). “... And I
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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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more personal and therefore easier to understand. To catch and understand the plethora of references and allusions made by Dante it would aid any reader with their findings to be accompanying their reading of the Divine Comedy with a reading of Dante’s autobiography Vita Nuova. Vita Nuova or New Life would give the reader a
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