Prodigal Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Statius canto 21 Dante and Virgil meet Statius soon after he has completed his time on the fifth terrace, an achievement that triggers the trembling of the mountain and the celebratory shouting of the spirits. follows them the rest of the way up the mountain cantos of the poets begins in canto 21. credits virgil with prophesizing birth of jesus Thebaid Epic poem by Statius, containing the most complete narrative of the many legends concerning Thebes. It was widely read and admir...

Circle 1 = Limbo (Canto IV) - Sinners: the Virtuous Heathen; the Unbaptized Punishment: Loss of Hope; they must exist in desire for the glory of God without ever being able to attain it Circle 2 (Canto V) - Sinners: the Lustful Punishment: They become bird like and are buffeted by stormy winds Circle 3 (Canto VI) - Sinners: the Gluttonous Punishment: rained upon by foul water and snow; they lie helpless in the filth Circle 4 (Canto VII) - Sinners: the Avaricious and the Prodigal Punishme...

M100 Exam Questions with Correct Answers fraudulent - Answer-deceitful commodity - Answer-an article of trade or commerce mitigate - Answer-to soften; to lessen asset - Answer-something of value exacerbate - Answer-to make worse eulogize - Answer-write or speak in praise of someone lionize - Answer-to treat as a celebrity categorical - Answer-without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind canny - Answer-clever and cautious prudent - Answer-wise, careful, cautious...

LSAT Terms With Correct Descriptions

101 most common GRE words with correct definition Laconic brief and to the point; effectively cut short Insipid lacking taste or flavor Pragmatic concerned with practical matters Iconoclast someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions Arduous difficult to accomplish, hard to endure Profligate recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources Prosaic not challenging; dull and lacking excitement Ameliorate make, become better Obsequious obedient or attentive to an excessi...

Cato Anti-purgatory. Boatman angel Anti-purgatory. Casella Anti-purgatory, 1st spur. Three time embrace, sings, leads to Cato's rebuke. Manfred Anti-purgatory, 1st spur. Late repentant died in violence, son of Frederik II, excommunicated. Belacqua Anti-purgatory, 1st spur. "Climb, then, if you're so vigorous!" Lazy, late repentant. Buonconte da Montefeltro Anti-purgatory, 2nd spur. Son of Guido da Montefeltro who led forces against Florence, is in 8th...

indigenous - native, originating in a place subjective - relating to the mind as the subject of experience paradox - seeming contradiction or an actual contradiction anomalous - irregular, unusual viscous - having a thick consistency, gelatinous ephemeral - fleeting, or short life or duration corroborate - to confirm or make certain implicit - implied, tacitly understood lucid - clear, understandable prodigal - foolishly generous, not thri...

Answers for Week 4 Reading Quiz on Bradbury, Gospel of Luke, Jackson, Poe, and Cisneros Gregory Craig Kristen Chancey

artful correct answers slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky fatuous correct answers foolish; inane; insane perquisite correct answers a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk" execrate correct answers curse; express abhorrence for; detest virulent correct answers (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful spirited correct answers (adj.) full of life and vigor; courageous controvert correct answers oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; AD...

Dark Wood - Dante awakes to find himself in here. He was lead here by sin and is approached by the she wolf, lion, and lepoard. He meets Virgil hear. She-Wolf - Represents Greed; Beast Dante is most afraid of Leopard - Represents Lust and Luxury Lion - Represents Pride Virgil - Represents Reason; Leads Dante through Hell Vestibule - Those who did not chose good or evil; They will forever chase a banner and be stung by wasps while their blood is eaten by magots; They are given no real plac...