two. “This miserable mode / Maintain the melancholy souls of those / Who lived withouten infamy or praise.../ The heavens expelled them‚ not to be less fair / Nor them the nethermore abyss receives / For glory none the damned would have from them” (Dante 15. 34-36‚ 40-42). Because they never bled for a cause during their lifetime‚ they are fated to bleed now. Wasps and flies sting them as they stumble in the darkness and worms feed and fester in their open wounds. Yes‚ they might followed all of the
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Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. Inferno is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell‚ guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem‚ Hell is described as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically‚ the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God‚ with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin. Because Dante is an educated Christian‚ he uses mythological references to make Hell
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The Inferno provides a journey of Dante through hell with the guidance of an ancient Roman in the poem. Throughout the poem‚ hell is identified as a series of nine circles of troubles and misfortunes which are present in the world. It is the consequence of the people who have denied the attributes connected to spirituality and desire earthly pleasures and violence. The individuals who suffer in the circles have inflicted malice or fraud in the lives of other human beings. Dante’s Inferno describes
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Dante wakes up and he is exposed to the strongest odor crawl into his nose. He sees a bright light‚ and wonders if it is heaven but he is on a sweaty and moist floor. The mist has a putrid smell of eucalyptus and male fragrance‚ in combination with the smell of a Protein shaker bottle left inside a gym for a month. He gets up and walks toward the dim light in the other room‚ as he walks through this room‚ and Boom! A 10 Foot 750 pound man of forty years of age stands over Dante. The man flexes his
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Faith In Canto XIII‚ Dante enters the second subcircle of the seventh ring of Hell‚ reserved for those who commit violence against themselves. Here‚ the contrapasso of suicide is becoming a part of the thorned and treacherous woods. Although this seems odd as the idea of a contrapasso is‚ “the punishment fits the crime‚” and other punishments seem much harsher‚ the real workings of the contrapasso are shown once Dante speaks to the souls. Here it is revealed to Dante that these souls are constantly
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It’s not always about the money The story I read is called Dolores Dante. Dolores became a waitress because she needed fast money. Her husband left her with debts and three children. The youngest child was only six months old. She was a very humble individual. When you go to a restaurant you want great service and Dolores made that happen. She got so good that at times when the restaurant will be filled with hungry costumers they waiting for her to serve them. They didn’t want no other waitress
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Cyrano de Bergerac In the drama‚ Cyrano de Bergerac‚ Edmond Rostand incorporates three different characters who come together to create this comedic‚ romantic‚ yet tragic play. Cyrano de Bergerac takes place in the beautiful city of Paris in 1640. Cyrano‚ who is the main character in the story‚ is not the most attractive man to lay your eyes upon. In fact‚ some would say he was the ugliest man of his time. No one was fond of his looks because his nose was bigger than you could ever imagine
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the middle ages and is mentioned in many writers’ works. The Inferno written by Dante Alighieri is one of the most recognized written works of the middle ages. He writes of a mans journey through the levels of hell to rediscover his faith in God and the purpose of divine justice. Although this book is just a small part of Dante’s complete epic poem it displays societies views on religion. In one of the first cantos Dante and his guide‚ Virgil‚ encounter sinners outside the gates of Hell. Bees and wasps
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everyone is to someone evil? In this story there is a woman named Roxanne. Roxanne is a manipulative person. She shows her evil best with these two relations‚ she tries her best to get her way‚ and is tricky. In Edmond Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac‚ the story Roxanne is involved in‚ Edmond Rostand displays Roxanne as a manipulative person because she tricks people‚ she lies to people‚ and lastly she uses her looks to get her way. One of the characteristics of Roxanne is that she lies to people. To further
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“Gender and Sexuality” The intricate nature of female sexuality within Dante Rossetti’s composition has inspired a rich tradition on the topic of gender and sexuality. In general‚ there are two major theoretical focuses on which scholars have concentrated: Rossetti’s engagement with discursive regulation of female sexuality in Lost and Found‚ and the typology and striking sensuality of Rossetti’s paintings. Linda Nochlin’s essay examines Rossetti’s painting Found from three major angles: through
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