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    Where The Murders of the World Reside In Hell No one wants to suffer for eternity however for some it’s a reality.The suffering of souls was shown countless ways in the spiritual epic Dante’s Inferno.In this spiritual epic Dante is guided through hell to prevent him for continuing his poor choices.Some of these punishments were contrapasso‚which means a punishment that is symbolic to their sin.Knowing all of this information I will be explaining a certain level of hell and why its punishment and

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    Boniface quickly sent away the other representatives and asked Dante alone to remain in Rome. At the same time (November 1‚ 1301) Charles de Valois was entering Florence with Black Guelfs‚ who in the next six days destroyed everything and killed most of their enemies. A new government was installed of Black Guelfs‚ and Cante dei Gabbrielli di Gubbio was named "Podesta’" (mayor). Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years‚ and to pay a huge amount of money. The poet was still in Rome‚ where the Pope

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    Megan Wilkerson Andrea Moudarres Italian 110 4 November 2012 Midterm: Ugolino In Canto 33 of Dante’s Inferno‚ the Pilgrim enters Antenora and sees the sinner‚ Ugolino‚ frozen in a hole and feasting on the head of his nemesis‚ Ruggieri. Although the reason for his damnation in the realm of Antenora is the sin of political treachery against Pisa‚ there seems to be something else he grieves and feels the need to explain to Dante: while Ruggieri locks Ugolino and his sons in a tower with no food

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    Dante ’s Inferno Vs. Milton ’s Paradise Lost The two stories‚ Inferno by Dante and Paradise Lost by Milton‚ were written about the biblical hell and its keeper: Satan. Both of these authors had different views about the hell and Satan. In Paradis Lost‚ Milton wrote that Satan used to be an angel of God. The devil believed that he was equal to the Lord and he wanted to be greater than him. For this‚ God banished him to hell. Milton ’s physical description of Satan is interesting. Since he

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    Josh Dodson Literature Mrs. Elliot February 9‚ 2012 Dante’s Inferno The second circle of this hell is lust. Dante set up his hell with nine levels. each level has a different punishment for a different sin. the lower level you go‚ the worse the punishment gets. the easiest punishment is level one which is paganism and it descends and gets harder from there. Each level is designed to accommodate the people that will be in it and the punishments that are in each. there are several images of people

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    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 which gives off no light‚ but burns in a great inferno. Dante’s version of the center of Hell symbolizes the trap that the prince of darkness

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    1. The symbolism of the three beasts in Inferno I The three beasts‚ a leopard‚ a lion and a she-wolf‚ which impede Dante’s path as he tries to climb the sunlit hill‚ represent dark forces that threaten mankind. There are three interpretations that the beasts symbolize. Firstly the beasts represent the sins of lust‚ the leopard‚ pride‚ the lion‚ and avarice‚ the she-wolf. Second‚ the three beasts have a biblical analogue in Jeremiah‚ which states‚ “Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay

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    what happens after someone died? Authors Dante Alighieri‚ who wrote “The Inferno” and John Milton‚ wrote the “Temptation of Eve” were both writing about things that could not be explored by living people. Dante’s main character‚ the poet‚ is also his alter ego‚ so it is a first person perspective of him. Milton’s main character‚ Eve‚ is from the bible from the story of Adam and Eve and in the Garden of Eden. The plot of the inferno is The Poet goes on a journey through hell with assistance from the spirit

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    great influence on an author’s work. Especially when the piece of literary work takes part in a biblical period; for Dante and Milton it is evident in each of their works. A common construct of Hell‚ which both Milton’s Paradise Lost and Dante’s Inferno build off of‚ is that it is a place of punishment. However‚ the punished vary from each work. In Paradise Lost‚ Hell is a prison for fallen Angels‚ while in Dante’s Hell is a prison for all who have

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    This large painting by William Bouguereau depicts a scene from Dantes inferno. It is set on the banks of the river Styx which formed the boundary between earth and the under world. Dante is with Virgil who is his guide through the nine circles of Hell. The circles are concentric‚ representing a gradual increase in wickedness‚ and culminating at the centre of the earth‚ where the devil himself is held in bondage. This painting depicts Dante in the fifth circle which represents Wrath and sullenness

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