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Where and at what stage of his life does Dante find himself? Why is he here? -correct answers✅Dark woods of error-half way through his life-35 yrs-because he wondered from the path of truth and he has lost faith Describe the beasts he encounters and their purpose. - correct answers✅She Wolf-Incontinence; 2-5th circles Leopard-fraud; depriving of basic rights; 8-9th circles Lion- (Violence) Self-suicide (Blasphemy) Violence against God (others) physical-7th Circle Who does Dante meet and what is the purpose of his traveling companion? -correct answers✅He meets Virgil. Virgil is to guide Dante through hell to show him what happens to people. He tells Dante that he will not be able to guide him through heaven because he was born after Christ. To whom does Dante pray? What does each one represent? Why do you think he doesn't pray to a Christian deity? -correct answers✅The muses. He felt it was not appropriate, he is Catholic. Identify the three women to whom Virgil refers. -correct answers✅Virgin Mary-Compassion St. Lucia- Devine Light
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Beatrice- Blessedness and Salvation Summarize the inscription above the Gate of Hell. What emotion does this stir in Dante? -correct answers✅Abandon all hope. All who enter here. All unrepentant sinners are forever punished. He felt negative about this, he thought it was mean. He felt no hope; was fearful. Who are the first souls Dante encounters in Hell? What causes them to wail so loudly? How are they treated? - correct answers✅Uncommitted. They are indecisive souls- no blame & no place; they won't be acknowledged or remembered. They are able to scream so loud for so long because they are constantly stung by wasps and hornets. They run, banner worms at their feet. Explain Virgil's statement, "...if Charon has complained of you, by now you can be sure what his words mean." - correct answers✅There is still hope for Dante. He is a good soul. How does Virgil react to the entrance to the First Circle (Limbo)? What does Dante first notice? What effect does this have on Dante? -correct answers✅Virgil feels pity and sadness; He first notices fire; Dante feels equal.
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Describe Cerberus and identify his role in the Third Circle.
- correct answers✅Cerebus-three-headed dog like beast and he guards the gluttons Whom does Dante meet that he had known previously? What does he tell Dante? How do you feel about the spirit's request to be remembered? -correct answers✅Ciacco. He tells Dante that shades in Hell can see the future, know their past, but do not know the present. He tells him the fate of Florence. He is selfish. What do the souls in the Fourth Circle cry out when they push their weights? What does this indicate about their sin? -correct answers✅One side screamed "Why Hoard?" and the other side screamed "Why waste?" and it indicated that they are part of each others punishment. Who are the souls who inhabit the Fourth Circle? Why are they there? -correct answers✅Wasters and hoarders- because they did not use moderation when it came to spending and saving. Identify Phieygas and Filippo Argenti. -correct answers✅Phlegyas-the boat man of the Styx. Filippo Argenti-soul who questions Dante and grabs the boat. Dantes political enemy
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What happens when Virgil and Dante reach the entrance to the lower Hell? -correct answers✅They refuse to let them in. They are not let into the City of Dis. Identify the mythological figures Virgil and Dante see in the Sixth Circle of Hell. Tell what you know about these creatures. -correct answers✅The furies-women stained with blood, snakes for hair, they guard the city of diss, they call for medusa's help, and they are fallen angels. What does Virgil warn Dante about Medusa? Why? - correct answers✅That if you look at her, she will turn you into stone. And he tells him this to save Dante from not being able to purify his fate. Who are the inhabitants of the Sixth Circle. What is their punishment? -correct answers✅Arch-Heretics; Graves that burn accordingly. Explain the powers of the spirits. -correct answers✅They can see the past and the future but not the present. Explain the reference to Guido. -correct answers✅Guido was the father of Dante's first friend. Shows the powers of the spirits
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Identify and describe the guardians of this section. - correct answers✅Harpies- 1/2 woman and 1/2 beast- perch in trees and shriek laments. Discuss sins and degrees of punishment of the souls in the Seventh Circle, Third Ring. -correct answers✅Violence against God-burning sand; flaming (Blasphemers) lie down (usury) crouch (sodomites) run around Describe the Old Man to which Dante refers. What does he symbolize? -correct answers✅Head-made of gold (golden age); Arms, hands, & chest are silver (silver age) Torso is brass (bronze age). Everything else is iron (iron age). Right foot is terracotta How are the rivers in Hell formed? -correct answers✅Every part of the old man, except gold, runs water to his feet and become Acheron, Styx, and Phleglathon. What will happen to souls who stop walking for a minute?
- correct answers✅They must lie 100 years unable to brush the flames off.
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How does Dante feel about the effect of Fortune in his life? -correct answers✅Grief. He doesn't think he is very fortunate; he is ready for whatever fortune wants Describe the first three souls Dante and Virgil meet in this section of Hell. What do they tell Dante? -correct answers✅Jacopo Rusticucci, Guido Guerra, Tegghiaio Aldobrandini- they tell him of their accomplishments in life and ask if they are still famous. What does Virgil do with the cord Dante has around his waist? -correct answers✅Throws it down into the abyss. Describe Geryon. What does Virgil ask him to do? -correct answers✅Face of an honest man. The rest is snake, two clawed paws that are similar to a lions, back and belly painted with arabesque and curlicues, tail with a scorpions stinger. He asks him to carry them down to the eighth circle. What do the spirits in this section of Hell have around their necks? What do you think this symbolizes? -correct answers✅Money bags. Concerned with material goods; symbolizes degradation of their humanity to animosity.
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How do Dante and Virgil get out of the Third Pouch? - correct answers✅Virgil carries Dante back up the path they had come down. What types of sinners are punished in this canto? How does Dante react to them? -correct answers✅Soothsayers; He weeps; Chastises Dante What sin is punished in this section? Describe the sinners' punishment and its significance? -correct answers✅Barrating & grafting- bribary; betraying the position of trust while in public office. They wade in boiling pitch, punished by Malebranche-if they surface; since they had hot sticky hands in life they are in the sticky tar. Since they took advantage of people in life, the details take advantage of them. Identify the Malebranche and explain their role. -correct answers✅Family of Devils- they punish sinners who surface from the pit-poke them to keep them below burning pitch Identify the two purposes of the ten demons. -correct answers✅To escort Dante and Virgil to the next bridge; to do something to them when they discover the bridge is missing.
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Where is the sinner to whom Dante speaks from? How did he become involved in graft? -correct answers✅Ciampolo- learned as a servant to King Tibault. What types of sinners do Dante and Virgil find in the Seventh Pouch? What is their punishment? -correct answers✅Thieves- madly running; snakes dart out at their necks Identify Vanni Fucci and explain his sin. -correct answers✅Condemned for stealing the treasure of the sacrisy of the Church. He flares up and turns into crumbling ashes; ashes gather into shape of a man-he stole from a chapel Who is the most rebellious sinner Dante has seen in Hell? Why does Dante feel this way? -correct answers✅Venni Flucci-makes an obscene gesture towards God (flipped off God) What does Dante see that he finds hard to believe? - correct answers✅Transformations between the sinners and snakes What sin have sinners in the Eighth Pouch committed? What is their punishment? -correct answers✅Deceivers-
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Who are the two spirits Dante sees running, pale and naked? What was their sin? -correct answers✅He sees Gianni Schicchi & Myrrha of Cyprus running naked-they pretended to be someone else; punishment is having to suffer a terrible disease Why does Virgil become angry with Dante? Is Dante's reaction typical? -correct answers✅Dante feels pity for the sinners Identify the giants and describe their punishment. - correct answers✅They are mythical Gods-Nimrod, Ephialtes, & Antaeus-they are chained tightly forever How do Virgil and Dante get to the lowest Hell? -correct answers✅Antaeus Giant helped them-deposits them down to the next level on the lake of ice; he had full power over his limbs Why are the spirits held captive in Caina? How are they punished? -correct answers✅Traitors to their Kin;they are frozen in ice up to their heads; frozen embrace Explain what happens after Dante steps on one of the spirits? -correct answers✅Kicks his head; sinner fusses;
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Dante pulls his head back, grabs his hair. He is revealed by another man-he betrayed Dante's political party What happened to Ugolino and his sons? Who is responsible? How does this affect their punishment? - correct answers✅Ugolino and his sons are locked in prison with no food. Archbishop Ruggieri is responsible. Father is forced to eat his sons. Explain the agreement between Dante and Fra Alberigo. Why does Dante fail to keep his part of the bargain? Do you think he is justified? -correct answers✅If he tells Dante his name, Dante will wipe the frozen tears from his eyes; he felt it was a generous reward for what he had done; killed a relative and his son-poisoned figs What is unique about Ser Brana Doria's presence in Hell?
- correct answers✅His body is still alive on earth and his soul has been ripped from his body; demons took over their bodies Describe Dis, a.k.a. Lucifer, Satan, and Beelzebub. - correct answers✅All huge, with 3 faces, batting the 3 sinners wings that make the air move. Frozen to the chest.
