- What is Rachel's significance? Explain the meaning of living the contemplative life and explain why it is important to Dante.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Canto 2--Jeremy Kundtz
As Virgil and Dante are about to enter the Vestibule of Hell, Dante becomes nervous. He questions why it is he who has been chosen to descend, alive, into Hell. To ease Dante's nerves, Virgil explains to Dante that his journey through Hell has been willed by great, heavenly powers. Virgil tells Dante that Beatrice, Dante's symbol of Divine Love, descended into Hell to tell Virgil to be Dante's guide through Hell. Virgil also tells Dante that along with Beatrice, The Virgin Mary (Dante's symbol of Compassion), Santa Lucia (Dante's symbol of Divine Light), and Rachel (Dante's symbol of the Contemplative Life), have all willed Dante's journey into Hell as a living man. Upon learning of the great, heavenly powers that have willed his journey, Dante's confidence is restored to him. Thus, with renewed confidence, Dante and Virgil walk on to the Gates of Hell.
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Toomy Ritz comment
Rachel's significance is that she is Dante's symbol of contemplative life. The meaning of contemplative life is, to be completly ddevoted to somtheing religoius, like to god. Its' importance to dante is that he views religion as staying on a certain path, and contempalative life helps you stay on that path.
Lily Alioto~
Rachel's significance in the second canto is she is the symbol of contemplative life. Dante wishes to stay on the true way, and not stray towards the dark wood of error. Comtemplative life is to be completely devoted to something. Since Dante needs to stay devoted to staying on the true path, he must be guided with the symbol of contemplative life.
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