Canto XXVII
Circle: Eight- Bolgia Eight
Sinners: The Evil Counselors
Sin: Those who abused the gifts of the Almighty, to steal his virtues for low purposes
Retribution: They stolen from sight and hidden in the great flames which are their own guilty consciences. ( This is because in their lives they stole from God in their lives and worked in hidden ways)
Key Sinners: Count Guido da Montefeltro
Summary: This Canto begins with Dante and Virgil entering the Eigth Bolgia of the Eigth Circle. They meet the soul of Count Guido Da Montefeltro, a previous Lord of Romagna. Dante tells the count about the current state of Italy and The count tells Dante about his story and how Pope Boniface VIII pursuaded him to sin.
Question: How did Boniface VII pursuade the count to sin?
Canto XXVIII
Circle: Eight - Bolgia Nine
Sinners: The Sowers of Discord (Religious, Political and Those that created discord between kinsmen)
Sin: Those that split apart and mutilated what God wanted to be united
Retribution: Forever mutilated by a giant demon with a bloody sword
Key Sinners: Mahomet, Pier Da MedicinaTrubune Curio, Mosca Dei Lamberti and Bertrand De Born
Summary: This Canto begins with Dante and Virgil entering the Ninth Bolgia of the Eigth Circle. In this Bolgia the sinners are sorted into three separate groups. First Dante and Virgil Encounter the Sowers of Religious Discord where they meet Mahomet, who warns them about Fra Dolcino. Next they meet the Sowers of Political Discord and meet Dier Da Medicina, th Tribun Curio and Mosca Dei Lamberti. Finally Dante and Virgil meet the Sowers of Discord between Kinsmen where they meet Berterand De Born.
Question: Why was Berterand De Born assigned to The Sowers of Discord between Kinsmen?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Canto XXXIII- Skylor Gomes
Canto XXXIII
Circle: 9 Cocytus
Rounds: 2 (Antenora) and 3 (Ptolomea)
Sin: Compound Fraud, The treacherous to country, Treacherous to guests and hosts.
Punishment: Sinners lay in ice on their backs with only faces exposed. Some sinners in round 3 are not actually dead. Their crimes were so bad, they are predestined to be in circle 9 round 3. Demons posess their bodies on earth. Sinners are even denied the comfort of tears. The tears freeze on their face, leaving them unable to cry.
Key sinners/stories/monsters: Count Ugolino, Archbishop Ruggieri. The two plotted together but Ruggieri betrayed him, and Ugolino starved to death. Ugolino gnaws at the head of Ruggieri as his new source of food. Friar Alberigo and Branca D'Oria. They are not yet dead, but their sin is so bad, they are predestinied to be in round 3 of circle 9.
Summary: Dante and Virgil meet Ugolino and Ruggieri. As mentioned earlier, Ugolino told his story. Dante and Virgil continue on. Dante asks what is causing the freezing wind, which Virgil says he will see soon enough. That means they will soon be coming on something important. They are coming near the end of their journey. This circle makes Dante feel grief for the sinners once more.
Questions:
Why is Count Ugolino gnawing on the head of Archbishop Ruggieri?
What is different about some sinners in Circle 9 round 3?
What are the sinners trapped in?
Circle: 9 Cocytus
Rounds: 2 (Antenora) and 3 (Ptolomea)
Sin: Compound Fraud, The treacherous to country, Treacherous to guests and hosts.
Punishment: Sinners lay in ice on their backs with only faces exposed. Some sinners in round 3 are not actually dead. Their crimes were so bad, they are predestined to be in circle 9 round 3. Demons posess their bodies on earth. Sinners are even denied the comfort of tears. The tears freeze on their face, leaving them unable to cry.
Key sinners/stories/monsters: Count Ugolino, Archbishop Ruggieri. The two plotted together but Ruggieri betrayed him, and Ugolino starved to death. Ugolino gnaws at the head of Ruggieri as his new source of food. Friar Alberigo and Branca D'Oria. They are not yet dead, but their sin is so bad, they are predestinied to be in round 3 of circle 9.
Summary: Dante and Virgil meet Ugolino and Ruggieri. As mentioned earlier, Ugolino told his story. Dante and Virgil continue on. Dante asks what is causing the freezing wind, which Virgil says he will see soon enough. That means they will soon be coming on something important. They are coming near the end of their journey. This circle makes Dante feel grief for the sinners once more.
Questions:
Why is Count Ugolino gnawing on the head of Archbishop Ruggieri?
What is different about some sinners in Circle 9 round 3?
What are the sinners trapped in?
Instructions-Mrs. Mitchell
Summarize each canto
Identify the Sin (explain)/Punishment/Key Sinners
Write your question after the summary. Make sure you bold the type on your question.
If you use a quote in your summary or question, remember to include the line number(s) and use quotation marks.
Identify the Sin (explain)/Punishment/Key Sinners
Write your question after the summary. Make sure you bold the type on your question.
If you use a quote in your summary or question, remember to include the line number(s) and use quotation marks.
Mike VeVerka Cantos 25-26
CANTO 25
Circle- 8, Bolgia 7
Sin- Thievery
Punishment- Sinners in this canto become forced into one another so that the two creatures become one. Sinners constantly attack each other and capture their traits.
Sinners- Vanni, Agnello, Cianfa, Buoso, Francesco, Pucio Sciancato.
Summary- Canto 25 is set in circle eight, bolgia seven in Hell. The sinners in this canto were thieves during their time on Earth. Their assigned punishment is that they are compelled to attack and morph with other sinners. This represents their actions in life because when they were on Earth, the sinners took the substance of others and transformed it to their own. No sinner knows which body is his own. This justifies why they are compelled to do the action stated above.
Q: From what city are Agnello, Ciafa, Buoso, Francesco, and Pucio Sciancato?
CANTO 26
Circle- 8, Bolgia 8
Sin- Evil Counsel
Punishment- Eternally surrounded behind giant flames.
Sinners- Ulysses, Diomede
Summary- this canto is set in circle eight, bolgia 8 in Hell. The Evil Counselors of that infected people on Earth now inhabit this fiery land in the Inferno. Their punishment is that they are eternally hidden behind giant flames so they cannot be seen. This punishment is justified because in life, these people stole from God and abused His virtues for low purposes. Therefore, in Hell, they are stolen from sight, just like how they worked in hidden ways on Earth. I see this punishment fair because their eternal suffering matches the trouble they cause during their time on Earth.
Q: How did Ulysses describe his death?
Circle- 8, Bolgia 7
Sin- Thievery
Punishment- Sinners in this canto become forced into one another so that the two creatures become one. Sinners constantly attack each other and capture their traits.
Sinners- Vanni, Agnello, Cianfa, Buoso, Francesco, Pucio Sciancato.
Summary- Canto 25 is set in circle eight, bolgia seven in Hell. The sinners in this canto were thieves during their time on Earth. Their assigned punishment is that they are compelled to attack and morph with other sinners. This represents their actions in life because when they were on Earth, the sinners took the substance of others and transformed it to their own. No sinner knows which body is his own. This justifies why they are compelled to do the action stated above.
Q: From what city are Agnello, Ciafa, Buoso, Francesco, and Pucio Sciancato?
CANTO 26
Circle- 8, Bolgia 8
Sin- Evil Counsel
Punishment- Eternally surrounded behind giant flames.
Sinners- Ulysses, Diomede
Summary- this canto is set in circle eight, bolgia 8 in Hell. The Evil Counselors of that infected people on Earth now inhabit this fiery land in the Inferno. Their punishment is that they are eternally hidden behind giant flames so they cannot be seen. This punishment is justified because in life, these people stole from God and abused His virtues for low purposes. Therefore, in Hell, they are stolen from sight, just like how they worked in hidden ways on Earth. I see this punishment fair because their eternal suffering matches the trouble they cause during their time on Earth.
Q: How did Ulysses describe his death?
Taylor Tercek Canto XXIII and XXIV
Canto XXIII
Virgil and Dante merely escaped from the demons in Bolgia 5 who were sent by Malacoda. They ran and slid down the slope that led to the Sixth Bolgia, and could no longer be pursued by the demons. While exploring this pouch of Circle 8, Dante and Virgil saw many souls walking along a narrow track dressed in leaden capes and hats. These sinners are the Hypocrites. The chief sinner of Bolgia 6 is Caiaphas, who is punished by being crucified to the floor of Hell inside the narrow track by three stakes. The retribution is significant because Christ had to suffer the pain of all the world's sins, so Caiaphas must suffer the pain of all the world's hypocrisy. Virgil and Dante also meet Friar Catalano and Friar Loderigo while traveling along the track. The two friars gave them directions as to how to exit Bolgia 6, and Virgil realized that Malacoda lied to them about the connecting bridge.
What is the name of the soul being described?
"--and then I saw a figure crucified upon the ground by three stakes, and I fell still in awe" (pg 201 lines 106-108).
Canto XXIV
After finally navigating past the rocks of the collapsed bridge, Virgil and Dante entered the Seventh Bolgia of Circle 8. The thieves are the sinners of this bolgia, and they are punished by the reptile monsters. The reptiles curl around the sinners and they fly through the air pierceing their veins. The sinners then burst into flames and turn to ashes. Then, they slowly and painfully reform. Since the thieves's hands are the part of them that they commited their crime with, the reptiles bind their hand together behind their back. By stealing in life, the thieves made substances disappear, so they are punished by disappearing temporarily over and over again when they turn to ashes. Virgil and Dante also met a thief-Vanni Fucci, who unwillingly revealed his identity and told a dark prophecy against Dante.
What did Vanni Fucci say in the prophecy that he told Dante?
Virgil and Dante merely escaped from the demons in Bolgia 5 who were sent by Malacoda. They ran and slid down the slope that led to the Sixth Bolgia, and could no longer be pursued by the demons. While exploring this pouch of Circle 8, Dante and Virgil saw many souls walking along a narrow track dressed in leaden capes and hats. These sinners are the Hypocrites. The chief sinner of Bolgia 6 is Caiaphas, who is punished by being crucified to the floor of Hell inside the narrow track by three stakes. The retribution is significant because Christ had to suffer the pain of all the world's sins, so Caiaphas must suffer the pain of all the world's hypocrisy. Virgil and Dante also meet Friar Catalano and Friar Loderigo while traveling along the track. The two friars gave them directions as to how to exit Bolgia 6, and Virgil realized that Malacoda lied to them about the connecting bridge.
What is the name of the soul being described?
"--and then I saw a figure crucified upon the ground by three stakes, and I fell still in awe" (pg 201 lines 106-108).
Canto XXIV
After finally navigating past the rocks of the collapsed bridge, Virgil and Dante entered the Seventh Bolgia of Circle 8. The thieves are the sinners of this bolgia, and they are punished by the reptile monsters. The reptiles curl around the sinners and they fly through the air pierceing their veins. The sinners then burst into flames and turn to ashes. Then, they slowly and painfully reform. Since the thieves's hands are the part of them that they commited their crime with, the reptiles bind their hand together behind their back. By stealing in life, the thieves made substances disappear, so they are punished by disappearing temporarily over and over again when they turn to ashes. Virgil and Dante also met a thief-Vanni Fucci, who unwillingly revealed his identity and told a dark prophecy against Dante.
What did Vanni Fucci say in the prophecy that he told Dante?
Cantos XIII-XIV - Emily Gatautis
CANTOS XII-XIV
Canto XII
Circle- circle seven, round two; the wood of suicides
Sin- those who were violent against themselves; those who committed suicide.
Punishment- the suicidal souls are are trapped in gnarly, thorny trees and can only speak when the Harpies rip their branches off of them, causing them to bleed.
Retribution- They who destroyed their own bodies are, in Hell, denied a human form. since they expressed themselves through self-destruction, the only way for them to speak or express emotion is through what tears and destroys them. only through their own blood can they voice opinion. also, since the Harpies destroy everything they touch, it is fitting that they be the ones to bring destruction and pain to the suicides.
Key Sinners- Pier delle Vinge, Jacomo da Sant Andrea, and Lano da Siena. Pier is a suicide trapped in a tree that Dante, in the beginning of this canto, rips a branch from. this causes Pier to bleed, and where he then tells Dante and Virgil his story. Jacomo and Lano are both famous squanderers and destroyers of goods. both of these souls are considered Violent Against their Substance—those who intentionally harmed themselves. these sinners are being constantly pursued by a pack of hounds, who rip their limbs from them.
Key Plot Points- in this round, Dante and Virgil travel through the Wood of Suicides and meet with a couple of suicide victims. they also go to see the Violent Against their Substance and see two naked souls being tormented by a pack of hounds.
Question-
Here we shall drag them and in this mournful glade
our bodies will dangle to the end of time,
each on the thorns of its tormented shade.
(lines 106-108)
What is this quote talking about? Interpret the what the language means.
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Canto XIV
Circle- circle seven, round two, the Plain of Burning Sand
Sin- the Violent Against God, Nature, and Art. Included are Blasphemers(violent against God), Sodomites(violent against nature), and Usurers(violent against art)
Punishment- all of these souls are trapped on the Plain of Burning Sands, and are rained upon by fiery rain. However, each sin has a slightly unique punishment. the Blasphemers are sprawled out on the burning sand, the Sodomites are forced to run endless circles, and the Usurers are huddled, crying, on the burning sand.
Retribution- The burning plain is symbolic of sterility and the fiery rain is symbolic of the wrath of God. since all of these sins are unnatural habits had by humans, the unnaturally hot sands is the sinners' eternal resting place. also, the rain descends as fire, when in nature it should descend as cool fertile water. in conclusion, these sinners were unnatural with their actions during life, so they are placed in torturous and unnaturally horrible conditions to punish them for their sins.
Key Sinners- Capaneus(chief sinner of this round, Blasphemer) Capaneus was a Blasphemer, and blamed God for everything that happened to him, when in all actuality, it was his temper and way of doing things that got him into trouble. the legend is that when Zeus struck Capaneus with a lightening bolt, he still had an insult toward god on his lips. now, in Hell, he still speaks badly about God and blames him for his troubles.
Key Plot Points- In this canto, Dante and Virgil leave the Wood of Suicides and onto the Plain of Burning Sand where they find the Blasphemers, Sodomites, and Usurers all being rained on by fire. the poets speak with Capaneus and Virgil tells Dante the legend of the rill that runs along the River of Boiling Blood
Question-
He is chosen of iron from there down,
except that his right foot is terra cotta;
it is this foot that he rests more weight on.
(lines 103-105)
Who is Virgil talking about in this quote? What does the terra cotta foot represent, and how does the meaning reflect Dante's religious views?
Canto XII
Circle- circle seven, round two; the wood of suicides
Sin- those who were violent against themselves; those who committed suicide.
Punishment- the suicidal souls are are trapped in gnarly, thorny trees and can only speak when the Harpies rip their branches off of them, causing them to bleed.
Retribution- They who destroyed their own bodies are, in Hell, denied a human form. since they expressed themselves through self-destruction, the only way for them to speak or express emotion is through what tears and destroys them. only through their own blood can they voice opinion. also, since the Harpies destroy everything they touch, it is fitting that they be the ones to bring destruction and pain to the suicides.
Key Sinners- Pier delle Vinge, Jacomo da Sant Andrea, and Lano da Siena. Pier is a suicide trapped in a tree that Dante, in the beginning of this canto, rips a branch from. this causes Pier to bleed, and where he then tells Dante and Virgil his story. Jacomo and Lano are both famous squanderers and destroyers of goods. both of these souls are considered Violent Against their Substance—those who intentionally harmed themselves. these sinners are being constantly pursued by a pack of hounds, who rip their limbs from them.
Key Plot Points- in this round, Dante and Virgil travel through the Wood of Suicides and meet with a couple of suicide victims. they also go to see the Violent Against their Substance and see two naked souls being tormented by a pack of hounds.
Question-
Here we shall drag them and in this mournful glade
our bodies will dangle to the end of time,
each on the thorns of its tormented shade.
(lines 106-108)
What is this quote talking about? Interpret the what the language means.
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Canto XIV
Circle- circle seven, round two, the Plain of Burning Sand
Sin- the Violent Against God, Nature, and Art. Included are Blasphemers(violent against God), Sodomites(violent against nature), and Usurers(violent against art)
Punishment- all of these souls are trapped on the Plain of Burning Sands, and are rained upon by fiery rain. However, each sin has a slightly unique punishment. the Blasphemers are sprawled out on the burning sand, the Sodomites are forced to run endless circles, and the Usurers are huddled, crying, on the burning sand.
Retribution- The burning plain is symbolic of sterility and the fiery rain is symbolic of the wrath of God. since all of these sins are unnatural habits had by humans, the unnaturally hot sands is the sinners' eternal resting place. also, the rain descends as fire, when in nature it should descend as cool fertile water. in conclusion, these sinners were unnatural with their actions during life, so they are placed in torturous and unnaturally horrible conditions to punish them for their sins.
Key Sinners- Capaneus(chief sinner of this round, Blasphemer) Capaneus was a Blasphemer, and blamed God for everything that happened to him, when in all actuality, it was his temper and way of doing things that got him into trouble. the legend is that when Zeus struck Capaneus with a lightening bolt, he still had an insult toward god on his lips. now, in Hell, he still speaks badly about God and blames him for his troubles.
Key Plot Points- In this canto, Dante and Virgil leave the Wood of Suicides and onto the Plain of Burning Sand where they find the Blasphemers, Sodomites, and Usurers all being rained on by fire. the poets speak with Capaneus and Virgil tells Dante the legend of the rill that runs along the River of Boiling Blood
Question-
He is chosen of iron from there down,
except that his right foot is terra cotta;
it is this foot that he rests more weight on.
(lines 103-105)
Who is Virgil talking about in this quote? What does the terra cotta foot represent, and how does the meaning reflect Dante's religious views?
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