Dante’s Inferno Latest Update 100% Correct

Dante’s Inferno Latest Update 100% Correct Dante 1. Medieval Italian poet and philosopher 2. Many of the things that happened in his life are included in Inferno including his early childhood. 3. Married Gemma but was in love with Beatrice 4. Became very interested in the Florentine culture. 5. Was exiled to Florentine Beatrice 1. Dante's secret lover 2. She is Dante's guide through paradise. 3. Representation of spiritual love 4. Asks an angel to find Virgil and guide Dante through hell 5. Entire journey of Dante's is to find her Virgil 1. Dante's guide through hell 2. Greatest of Latin poets 3. Has been condemned to an eternity in hell in Inferno 4. Provides wise presence to Dante 5. Sometimes can't help Dante with what happens in hell Language 1. Written in modern Italian 2. Written in vernacular which is language of the people 3. First time vernacular was used 4. Dante intended to treat all aspects of the Italian language 5. Dante considered to be father of modern Italian Tercet 3 line stanza terza rima interlocking 3 line stanza; aba bcb cdc ded canto section of the poem allegory story that has a greater meaning Setting of Dark Wood of Error Dark forest, morning Characters in Dark Wood of Error Dante, Virgil, she-wolf Punishment of Dark Wood of Error Before they climb the hill they have to go through purgatory, hell, and paradise Setting of Vestibule Gate of Hell, very bad setting of vestibule Characters in Vestibule Dante, Virgil, damned souls, Charon Punishment of Vestibule Dante can not get on the boat on Acheron because he is still alive Setting of Circle 2 Minos and endless lines of sinners Characters in Circle 2 Dante, Virgil, Minos, Helen, Cleopatra, Francesca Punishment of Circle 2 Overcome with pity for Francesca and faints; blown about by violent storms with no hope of rest Setting of Circle 9 Dante sees something in the distance hidden by fog; realizes it's the ninth circle of hell Characters in Circle 9 Dante, Virgil, Lucifier/Dis/Satan, Judas Iscariot, Brutus and Cassius Punishment of Circle 9 Frozen in a lake of ice (of four varying depths) Circle 1 Limbo Punishment of Circle 1 Separated from God with no hope of reconciliation Circle 2 Lust Circle 3 Gluttony Punishment of Circle 3 Forced to lie in vile slush made from freezing rain, black snow, and hail Circle 4 Avarice Punishment of Circle 4 Hoarders and squanderers forced to push giant weights together until they crash together, then begin again Circle 5 Wrath Punishment of Circle 5 Endless fight in/on the swamp-like river Styx Circle 6 Heresy Punishment of Circle 6 Trapped in flaming tombs Circle 7 Violence Punishment of Circle 7 Immersed in boiling blood, turned into trees, chased by ferocious dogs, trapped in a flaming desert (rains fire) Circle 8 Fraud Punishment of Circle 8 Ten stone ditches with various punishments (whipped by demons, buried in excrement, sliced by swords, diseased) Circle 9 Betrayal At the midpoint of life's journey, where does Dante find himself? Dark Wood of Error Who appears to guide Dante on his journey? Why is this significant? Virgil; he symbolizes reason; also acts as a father figure to Dante; he is the only way that Dante can make it all the way through hell; Beatrice sends an angel to tell Virgil to be the one to guide Dante How does Dante react to the first horrors he sees in Hell? He feels pity and cries for the sinners; he faints What is Minos role in Circle Two? He decides each sinners fate and tells them what degree of hell they will go to by wrapping his tail that number of times Why must the souls in Circle Two whirl endlessly? How does this "fit" their sin? They were driven by uncontrolled passion; fits lust because they had uncontrolled passion for many different people but they really only loved one person; when Dante mentioned their lovers name along with their name they would pause Describe the area around Satan. Very icy, dark, windy, sinners laying all different ways Describe Satan. Hideous, 3 faces (red, yellow, black), each head had 2 wings, 3 winds blew from him, wept from his 6 eyes, 3 chins, tears mixed with blood and pus, had 3 sinners in his mouth; also called King of Hell, Emperor of the Universe of Pain, Lucifer, Great Worm of Evil What sin is punished in Circle 9? betrayal What punishment do Judas, Brutus, and Cassius endure? They are chewed endlessly by Satan Why do you think the circles get smaller as they go down? The sins are less extreme as they go down so the circles are smaller because there isn't as harsh a punishment How do Dane and Virgil escape? They climb down Satan's shaggy side What does Virgil represent allegorically? human reason What does Dante's journey represent allegorically? the journey of a human soul What do the three beasts in the Woods represent allegorically? Sin; leopard symbol of fraud; lion symbol of pride; she-wolf symbol of avarice What does Dante reveal to the reader about his views on sin and punishment? Creates contrapasso; the idea that divine punishment of the damned in hell would mirror the sin being punished What about his views on human nature? Human sympathy towards the people in hell, human evil, moral is not human happiness on Earth but God's will in heaven, believes that his quest is necessary for all human beings What is significant about the timing of Dante's journey? 3 days; begins on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday Make sure you can write about the Cleopatra article. What level of hell would you place her in? Why? Put her in fraud; she had greed for personal gain and did wrong in order to get it