Dante - The author and protagonist of Inferno; the focus of all action and interaction with other characters. Because Dante chose to present his fictional poem as a record of events that actually happened to him‚ a wide gulf between Dante the poet and Dante the character pervades the poem. For instance‚ Dante the poet often portrays Dante the character as compassionate and sympathetic at the sight of suffering sinners‚ but Dante the poet chose to place them in Hell and devised their suffering. As
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considered a national epic of Rome and has been extremely popular from its publication to the present day. Virgil- Beatrice sends Virgil to Earth to retrieve Dante and act as his guide through Hell and Purgatory. Since the poet Virgil lived before Christianity‚ he dwells in Limbo (Ante-Inferno) with other righteous non-Christians. As author‚ Dante chooses the character Virgil to act as his guide because he admired Virgil’s work above all other poets and because Virgil had written of a similar journey
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Jonathan Tyra Period 1 5-26-13 Dante Alighieri “The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis” -Dante Alighieri (BrainyQuote.com:Dante Alighieri‚ 1) Dante ’s childhood was filled with great pain and struggle‚ and love. That struggle is said to be the inspiration for some his great‚ later works‚ like The Divine Comedy. Other works‚ like Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy carry on as great classical works to this day and have inspired
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Circle The Stygian Lake‚ with the Ireful Sinners Fighting William BlakeIn the swamp-like water of the river Styx‚ the wrathful fight each other on the surface‚ and the sullen or slothful lie gurgling beneath the water. Phlegyas reluctantly transports Dante and Virgil across the Styx in his skiff Sixth Circle Heretics are trapped in flaming tombs. Seventh Circle Lower Hell‚ inside the walls of Dis‚ in an illustration by Stradanus. There is a drop from the sixth circle to the three rings of the seventh
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ENGL 102 Comedy Analysis and Critique Sai Hao directed by Henry Koster‚ and starring James Stewart. I think that this is the best comedy I had never watched before. The story is about Elwood‚ a polite gentleman whose best friend is a 6-foot tall pooka named Harvey. He got a serious hallucination after his mom died and always believed the existence of Harvey. He did everything with Harvey‚ even though Harvey did not exist in the real world. He would always talk with his former friend
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In Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno (1314)‚ Dante is being toured through the layers of hell in hopes that he will see his future punishment and get his life back on the right path. The great Roman poet‚ Virgil‚ is sent to be his guide. Virgil is not only supportive but informational as he leads Dante through the layers of hell. Throughout the story‚ Virgil is repeatedly protecting Dante from hostile demons and monsters. Monstrous Charon‚ in cantos III is bringing the souls over the river to punishment
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Comedy Scene Analysis: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Comedic movies combine clever dialogue with superb actors and unique cinematography to stir up good feelings in the audience. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is a classic comedy film that has the audience laughing throughout the entire movie. The movie tells the story of Ian and Toula and their interesting and hilarious journey to marriage. Ian comes from a very conservative home with two shy parents and no extended family. Toula comes from a very
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Epic poems are not merely entertaining stories of legendary or historical heroes; they summarize and express the nature or ideals of an entire nation at a significant or crucial point in its history. I have chosen for comparison the Odyssey‚ The Divine Comedy‚ and Paradise Lost. The Odyssey‚ attributed to Homer is about Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ who sailed with his army to take part in war against Troy. After ten years of war‚ victory is declared and the armies of Odysseus have sailed for home
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Dante Alighieri was one of the most renowned writers in world literature. His great masterpieces have influenced the world immensely. He was not only a great writer and poet but he also was a man that overcame great odds to write awe inspiring works of art. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence‚ Italy either in late May or early June‚ 1265. His childhood was somewhat troubling because of the early death of his mother and then his father when he was 18. He managed to get through these bad
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TITLE: THE CONTRAPPASSO The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri ‚approximately between 1306 and 1309‚ when Dante was under the final sentence of exile. Historical thought is that the first seven songs‚ of hell‚ were started before Dante left Florence‚ and that only at a later time when the writings were sent to him he continued to write them. Hell is conceived by Dante as a giant chasm in a conical shape that opens from Jerusalem to the center of the earth. Hell is divided into nine
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