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    Dante's Inferno Analysis

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    Purvis 17 April 2013 Dante’s Inferno Dante’s Inferno‚ originally written in Italian‚ is a narrative poem that opens on the evening of Good Friday in 1300. The poem takes you on a journey that documents Dante’s trip through the underworld‚ also known as hell to Heaven. During the poem Dante is guided by Virgil‚ who is the ghost of the great Roman poet‚ through the gates of hell then up to Heaven where he will be united with his love Beatrice. The poem begins with Dante traveling through the dark

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    Sins In Dante's Inferno

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    In the eyes of Dante Alighieri‚ there were many types of sins‚ and some were stronger than others. He believed that each sin had to be punished according to its level of strength of the offense towards God. In his poem‚ the InfernoDante includes three major levels of sin. One of these major sins is violence. Somebody once said that‚ “Life is difficult and then you die.” In the 7th circle located in the second inner circle one of the violent sins are those violent against themselves‚ which‚ as

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    Dante's Inferno

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    of a traitor that Dante considered the worst: Judas‚ Brutus‚ and Cassius. Described as the “Great Worm

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    In Dante’s the Inferno‚ it is a tale about Dante going through the various circles of Hell‚ but throughout the background of the whole epic‚ God’s justice shines brightly. While the focal point of the epic is to show the journey of Dante‚ the justice of God becomes evident. It is a truly unforgiving and cruel object‚ but in good reason‚ to condemn sinners. Whether it is in the fitting punishments handed to the sinners‚ the demons that condemn them‚ or even Hell as a whole‚ God’s unforgiving justice

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    Inferno Canto X

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    Canto X of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno starts with Virgil and Dante on their way to the sixth circle. The sixth circle is where the tombs of those who believe that the soul dies with the body are put. We call them Epicureans. Dante then meets two Epicureans. The first one‚ Farinata degli Uberti notices Dante because of his accent. Farinata asks who his ancestors are and finds out that they were his enemies. The conversation goes on until another Epicurean appears‚ Cavalcante dei Cavalcanti. Dante and Cavalcante

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    Dante's Inferno Notes

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    "Inferno" Notes on 7th circle of Hell-Violence Capeneus = Round Three- Violence Against God(blasphemy) A huge and powerful warrior-king who virtually embodies defiance against his highest god‚ Capaneus is an exemplary blasphemer--with blasphemy understood as direct violence against God. Still‚ it is striking that Dante selects a pagan character to represent one of the few specifically religious sins punished in hell. Dante’s portrayal of Capaneus in Inferno 14.43-72--his large size and scornful

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    Righteousness and Sin—The Ultimate Duality At first glance‚ The Inferno and the 1001 Nights‚ these two notorious ancient text could not be more different. The Inferno is a Christian based allegorical poem written during the 14th- century medieval period‚ which describes Dante’s journey through the nine levels of hell and how to find the right path of life in a world full of sin and evil. On the other hand‚ the 1001 Nights is Muslim based folk tales and fables that were collected over many centuries

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    The Inferno‚ By Dante Alighieri is part of The Divine Comedy‚ which consists of the Inferno‚ Purgatorio‚ and Paradiso. The Inferno‚ written in 1314‚ is about Dante’s allegorical journey through Hell where he speaks to many of the sinners and tells their stories. The inferno presents the theme that God finds a just way to punish all those who sin. The author‚ Dante Alighieri‚ is also the speaker in the poem‚ and Dante’s audience is mainly the Italian people‚ as they are familiar with many of the characters

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    demons under the charge of Malebranche threaten to harm Dante the Pilgrim with their brute force and pitchforks. However‚ Virgil uses his wisdom and courage to hide Dante by placing him behind a rock to keep him out of reach of Malebranche’s hoard. This moment in The Inferno demonstrates the great amount of courage that Virgil has despite being a well-known writer from his time. I believe this is the point in the novel where Virgil realizes that Dante the Poet cannot really protect himself in Hell due

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    Edmond Dantes Essay

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    Finding His Father At sea on a long voyage of about three years‚ Edmond Dantes is finally able to come back home to France. Dantes returns back to France hoping to see his father and fiancée but doesn’t see what he had hoped too. Once Dantes arrived to France he was immediately jumped on by his fiancée Mercedes. The two were so excited to see each other. After a few minutes of being with Mercedes‚ Dantes asked‚ “Where is my father?” Mercedes was slow to begin‚ not knowing what to say. Edmond once

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