Celina

Celina Ricchetti
Professor Gipko
Hum 2110 001
May 13, 2013
Exam III

I.
Dante’s journey was to lead him into the road of salvation because he was contemplating suicide. Dante see what happens to people that commit suicide; they are trees that cannot talk unless pain is inflicted on them. This symbolizes people committing suicide. The trees let a horrific scream when the when they dismembered, it causes them to bleed as well. The reason the souls are trees is that they rejected life, there for they have to be constantly reminded of what they did to their own selves. Dante knew now what he thought before was wrong; that he is supposed to love life; for which is life a privilege, it is not to be taken for granted.

In Circle 4 of the Hell are the souls of hoarders and wasters. They are angry and pushing weights against each other. The weights symbolic retribution is the weight of money that was not spent or the weight of money that was constantly spent only on them own selves. The punishment fits the sin, by far. People that have mostly are too greedy to share or help others. I say that if I had money that I would spend it on people that are need of help, I would help them.

Hamlet as hero, I would say so. Hamlet only wanted to find out if his Uncle Claudius killed his father to gain the throne. Hamlet cannot kill Claudius unless found a reason so that Hamlet would go to heaven and Claudius would to hell for his sins. The family goes to a play that resembles the murder of King Hamlet. Claudius runs out goes and prays in the church showing his guilt Young Hamlet now knows that he did indeed kill his father. He pretends to be mad man to watch his uncle. In the end Hamlet gets his revenge, but at a price, he loses his life as well. Hamlet died a hero in a heroic way.

I would say that Hamlet is a political tragedy just because of the ending. Hamlet goes a fencing match between him and Laertes, which is supposed to be friendly; but Hamlet killed Polonius which was Laertes father. If Hamlet won he would have to drink out the wine glass from which it was poisoned. Hamlet won the first hit, but refused to drink and said that he would play another hit first. He hit Laertes again, but Laertes hits back and wounds Hamlet. Hamlet then, wounded Laertes with his own sword. The queen drinks the wine, not knowing that the wine was poisoned. She tells Hamlet that the drink of was poisoned and she dies. Laertes tells Hamlet that he slain by the poisoned sword. Hamlet knew then that he was going to die as well. He ran a Claudius and pierced him with the poison sword and killed him. In the end Hamlet and Laertes both die, but in a happy that was calming. Laertes forgave Hamlet and Hamlet got revenge.

II.

The Odyssey, Oedipus the King, The Aeneid, Inferno, and Hamlet are all similar in one way or another. They might common on their themes, political, social, and psychological issue or my own opinion. The stories are all common in some ways, but what ways? Which one is like a brother instead of a friend? Opinions and facts play a role in the stories. It is possible to be so alike.