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    Comedy‚ an epic poem which was split into three parts: The Inferno (Hell)‚ Purgatorio (Purgatory)‚ and Paradiso (Paradise). The Divine Comedy is a religious allegory‚ which teaches a moral lesson. The Inferno is a telling of Dante’s journey through the nine circles of Hell. He begins his journey through Hell on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday. This symbolizes the journey of Jesus‚ crucified on Good Friday‚ where he descended into Hell and resurrected to live again on Easter Sunday. The Divine Comedy

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    According to The Psychology of Emotions in Dante`s Inferno by John Alcorn in the Pedagogy he states that “Dante brings to life pain and suffering in Hell”. Throughout the story Dante describes what he experiences throughout the levels of hell and what is happening in each level. In order to better understand and appreciate Dante’s Inferno‚ one must examine the setting‚ language‚ and male roles. In the beginning of the story Dante describes the setting of where he wakes up as “this wood of wilderness

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    The image of hell doesn’t sit to well on anyone’s mind. No one associates the word hell with anything that would bring even slight joy. In Jonathan Edward’s sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ he puts forth a particularly strong image of Hell for his listeners. A image so strong that he had stop and continue midway through his sermon because his listeners were in such a frenzy. The words of one man leave on impact on readers for centuries to come. In Jonathan Edward’s sermon Sinners in

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    God-given life path. From here on‚ Dante embarks on a journey of staggering significance: he is granted a tour of Hell. Dante records this expedition in the Inferno‚ but unfortunately‚ the piece of literature is not entirely factual. Dante creates this story to show his personal ideas of Hell. However‚ he does not set aside his own biased view on the world to write an accurate schema of Hell. He holds grudges against those who do not worship Catholicism‚ those who are not Italian or do not support Italy

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    Divine Comedy‚ has been credited by many as the most outstanding work of poetry written in a vernacular language‚ and perhaps the most famous and influential part is the first—Inferno‚ which depicts Hell. Originally written in Italian‚ this piece describes Dante’s journey through all the circles of Hell as he is guided by Virgil. Although he witnesses many grotesque punishments‚ he continues to be fascinated with two things—why sinners are placed into whichever circle they are placed and what the significance

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    Evil in Dante and Chaucer

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    and analyze what the nature of evil meant to each of these authors. The Divine Comedy is an epic poem in which the author‚ Dante‚ takes a visionary journey through Hell‚ Purgatory‚ and Paradise. The purpose of Dante’s visit to Hell is to learn about the true nature of evil. He is guided in this journey by the ghost of the Roman classical poet Virgil‚ who‚ as wise in the ways of the spirit as he

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    In both Allen Ginsberg’s poem “First Party at Ken Keseys with Hells Angels” and Chapter 3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ there are scenes of an exclusive‚ extravagant‚ fun party. Both writers employ a series of literary techniques in order to help convey their theme. The use of characterization and establishment of the setting of their parties in both works help depict a common theme that everything is not as it seems. This is shown in Kesey’s poem through his imagery when establishing

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    command and decides him and an army of other rebellious angels will challenge God and overthrow Him as the ruler of heaven. Satan and the others woke in hell; they had just lost the battle against God. The results of their rebellion lost these disobedient angels access to eternal joy and peace and gained them eternal misery and chaos. Satan would rather be a king in a storm than a servant in a clam. The text says‚ “Better to reign in Hell‚ than serve in Heaven” (Lewalski and Maus 1952) although

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    find that he is on the edge of Hell. Dante and Virgil descend into the bottomless pit. They enter the first circle of Hell‚ Limbo‚ where the souls that are sighing live. The souls include those all Unbaptized infants and those men and women who lived before the age of Christendom. I am going to talk more about those souls later. In the previous canto‚ Dante fainted at moments of great intensity of feeling when he is shocked by the strange sights he sees in Hell. Paralleled to his violent fainting

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    Divine Comedy and Dante

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    inscribed on the Gate of Hell‚ as he and Virgil pass into the Ante-Inferno before the river Acheron in Canto III (III.1–7). These lines may be said to represent the voice of Hell‚ as they declare its nature‚ origin‚ and purpose‚ and thus pave the way for what is to come throughout the poem. First‚ the inscription portrays Hell as a city‚ which defines much of the geography of the poem—Hell is a geographically contained area bound by walls and containing a vast population of souls. Hell is thus a grotesque

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