Matthew Arnold: Poems Summary and Analysis of "The Scholar-Gipsy" (1853) Summary The speaker of "The Scholar-Gipsy" describes a beautiful rural setting in the pastures‚ with the town of Oxford lying in the distance. He watches the shepherd and reapers working amongst the field‚ and then tells the shepherd that he will remain out there until sundown‚ enjoying the scenery and studying the towers of Oxford. All the while‚ he will keep his book beside him. His book tells the famous story by Joseph Glanvill
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allegory in the Inferno greatly varies from Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" in purpose‚ symbolism‚ characters and mentors‚ and in attitude toward the world. An analysis of each of these elements in both allegories will provide an interesting comparison. Dante uses allegory to relate the sinner’s punishment to his sin‚ while Plato uses allegory to discuss ignorance and knowledge. Dante’s Inferno describes the descent through Hell from the upper level of the opportunists to the most evil‚ the treacherous
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storm. Welcome to Dante ’s Inferno‚ his perspective on the appropriate punishments for those who are destined to hell for all eternity. Dante attempts to make the punishments fit the crimes‚ but because it is Dante dealing out the tortures and not God‚ the punishments will never be perfect because by nature‚ man is an imperfect creature. Only God is capable of being above reproach and of metering out a just punishment. While Dante ’s treatment towards the tyrants is fitting‚ his views on the inhabitants
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Throughout the book Arnold learns about trust‚ perseverance‚ and forgiveness. Which makes him a more confident person. One lesson Arnold learns is to be persistent. He learns that sometimes he has to take risks to accomplish his dream. For example‚ after getting suspended for throwing the book at Mr.P‚ Mr.P talked to Arnold and told him to leave the rez.. The teacher told Arnold that if he didn’t leave he was going to end up like the others. To have hope people have to surround themselves by
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Comedy‚ Dante strays from his path and becomes lost in a dark wooded area. The Roman Poet Virgil is sent down to the lost Dante to guide him through the circles of hell and towards his end destination of Paradise. In the first canto The Divine Comedy of Dante’s Inferno the two main characters Dante and Virgil and made apparent. Dante Alighieri develops his character Dante‚ into a man by the end of the comedy. In the beginning Dante is fearful; however his guide Virgil‚ encourages Dante to show courage
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In The Inferno - Dante’s Immortal Drama of a Journey Through Hell‚ Dante allows the reader to experience his every move. His mastery of language‚ his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature‚ and his infinite store of knowledge allow him to capture and draw the reader into the realm of the terrestrial hell. In Canto 6‚ the Gluttons; Canto 13‚ the Violent Against Themselves; and Canto 23‚ the Hypocrites; Dante excels in his detailed portrayal of the supernatural world of hell. In each
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its author‚ Dante Alighieri’s. He basically wrote with the personal purpose of recording where all of the people he came in contact within his life‚ will go when they die. This could be one of three places; Hell‚ Purgatory‚ or Heaven. He went on to design specific‚ fitting punishments or rewards based on each person’s life. Dante then tied this all together and made himself a character that walks the entire length of the abstracted world. Written in the early 1300s by an angry Dante living in exile
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Dante Alighieri’s poem The Divine Comedy is a literary piece of work that depicts ones struggle from godliness‚ into sin‚ and eventually back into the light of god. Dante uses himself as the protagonist in his trio of epic tales. The Divine Comedy consists of three areas that Dante must travel through which are the Inferno‚ Purgatory‚ and Paradise. Dante traveling into these three places allow him his redemption with God‚ but Dante’s terrifying journey into the depths of Hell is what brings the reality
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The role of love in the age of religious doubt and political‚ spiritual and social unrest as presented in Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’. The Victorian Era was‚ without a doubt‚ an extraordinarily complex age. It was a time of tremendous scientific progress‚ invention and exploration. It was a period of economic and social changes‚ industrial revolution‚ discussion and argument about the nature and role of woman‚ known also as "The Woman Question”. What is more‚ it was the age of transition and
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Arnold’s relationship with Mr. P started violently‚ but as they opened up to each other‚ Mr. P was able to give Arnold hope; this makes Mr. P arguably the most important mentor. Remarkably‚ Mr. P was able to become a mentor because of this. In the beginning of the book‚ Arnold finds his mother’s name written in his geometry textbook. Infuriated that the school has books from when his mother was a kid‚ Arnold throws the textbook at Mr. P. As a result‚ Arnold is suspended from school and Mr. P comes
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