obvious‚ his ignorance shows throughout the story‚ too. Smithers shows his ignorance many times. He tries to sound intelligent by saying “…you don’t have to quote the whole Inferno to show that you’ve read Milton…” (44). Smithers shows his ignorance here because he is not aware that Milton did not write the Inferno‚ but Dante Alighieri did. Smithers thinks that rooming with Linley is going to make him a more intelligent man and maybe a better salesman. He does not understand that just being around
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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
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the ancient hero of Homer’s Odyssey (“Ulysses” is the Roman form of the Greek “Odysseus”) and the medieval hero of Dante’s Inferno. Homer’s Ulysses‚ as described in Scroll XI of the Odyssey‚ learns from a prophecy that he will take a final sea voyage after killing the suitors of his wife Penelope. The details of this sea voyage are described by Dante in Canto XXVI of the Inferno: Ulysses finds himself restless in Ithaca and driven by “the longing I had to gain experience of the world.” Dante’s Ulysses
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The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses
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Auguste Rodin was born in 1840 and died in 1917‚ a year before the end of World War I. He was one of the most illustrious artists of his time‚ and in the eyes of posterity he remains‚ surely‚ the greatest name in Western Sculpture since Michelangelo. His style was both classic and romantic‚ and to his contemporaries it was also revolutionary‚ for although Rodin followed routine closely‚ he presented it exactly as he saw and experienced it‚ and refused to be bound by the artistic conventions of
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The worth of any physical journey can be measured by the value it has to the traveller; by the psychological‚ moral and philosophical insight gained during the course of travel. This is especially valid for a trip of such immense significance as the one undertaken by the narrator in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ Marlow‚ as he travels along the Congo River in Africa. The symbolic importance of the Congo River is paramount throughout the novella; however‚ it is equally important to consider the
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An analysis of how the first paragraph of The Metamorphosis supports the theory of Determinism . The theory of determinism states that all events are the consequence of prior events. Determinism is based on the scientific theory of cause and effect. An example of cause and effect is as follows: if a glass were to fall on a surface and break‚ then its breaking would be as a result of the collision of the glass and the surface; indicating that every occurrence has a cause. The literary work
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juxtaposed with images of hell. The backgrounds carry skulls of suffering‚ I’ll place it up against this classic 1800’s painting by Gustave Dore: La vision des Ossements Desséchés. Much inspiration of hellish torment and suffering came from Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. This is suiting‚ because the Joker is one of the most demonic villains possible‚ and Batman is one of the most tortured heroes. Riley Rossmo has a gift of drawing desperation‚ it might be due to how lanky he’s is able to draw them‚ yet still
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Edmond Dantes‚ the protagonist in Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ credits God for being very important in his life. Since the beginning of time‚ religion has been a foundation in many people’s lives. Because of this‚ people adopt rules based on not just their religion‚ but on the beliefs of the Gods involved‚ promising to value and stand firm in adhering to such beliefs. These beliefs are subjective‚ leaving the role of the Divine in people’s lives to be up for interpretation. Two roles
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The setting of the play was further discussed in the Interactive oral on Jean-Paul Sartre’s play‚ No Exit. The author’s view of Hell was compared with Dante’s view of Hell‚ in Dante’s Inferno. Dante believed that a person’s soul is reduced to the sin itself when damned to Hell. If Dante’s reasoning is applicable in No Exit‚ Garcin would be reduced to being treacherous. Garcin was evaluated in terms of the Nine Circles of Hell: Limbo‚ Lust‚ Gluttony‚ Greed‚ Anger‚ Heresy‚ Violence‚ Fraud‚ and Treachery
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