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| The leopard is a symbol for _____ |
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| The lion is a symbol for _____ |
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| Where could Dante's inspiration for these three animals come from? |
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The Bible.
"Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions strengthened" (Jeremiah 5:6). |
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| What do the gates of Hell say? |
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| "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." |
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| What is the Harrowing of Hell? |
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| The period after Jesus' resurrection when he went down to Hell to bring some of his followers to Heaven. Caused a giant earthquake |
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| Describe the Ante-Inferno. |
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| Contains those that did neither good nor evil. Forced to chase blank banner and are tormented by hornets and worms. |
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| Who is the ferryman? What is the river? |
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| Describe the First Circle of Hell |
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| Called Limbo. Houses pagans, including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Lucan, and many other famous writers who died before knowing Christ. |
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| Describe the Second Circle of Hell |
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| Outside of "city of hell." "Through me you enter the city of woes." Reserved for lustful. On border stands Minos, who curls tail to indicate what level one should go to. Lustful swirl about in a terrible storm. Meets Francesca, who was reading Lancelot with Paolo da Rimini, the younger brother of her husband. |
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| What does "Malebranche" mean? |
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| The leader of the Ghibellines |
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| Why is Judas unable to speak? |
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| Lucifer is chewing on his head |
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| Who brings Dante from the 8th to 9th circle of hell? |
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| What does Geryon represent? What does he do? |
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| Violence/Takes Dante and Virgil across a great abyss (the "Malebolge," or Evil Pouches) |
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| What verse form does Inferno utilize? |
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| How old is Dante at the beginning of the poem? |
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| Describe the Third Circle of Hell |
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| Contains the Gluttonous, who must lie in mud and endure a rain of filth and excrement. |
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| Describe the Fourth Circle of Hell |
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| Contains the Avaricious and Prodigal, who are made to charge at each other with giant boulders. |
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| Describe the Fifth Circle of Hell |
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| Contains Styx, which the Wrathful are fight each other in. Sullen lie below the surface. Dante watches in delight as Filippo Argenti is torn to pieces |
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| What does Virgil represent? |
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| Describe the Sixth Circle of Hell |
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| Houses Heretics. Here Dante encounters Farinata, a rival. |
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| What happens before Dante and Virgil enter the Sixth Circle? |
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| They are locked out of the gates. An angelic messenger comes to force open the gates. |
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| Describe the Seventh Circle |
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| Houses the Violent, who are punished in a boiling "bloodbath" |
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| Who takes Dante and Virgil to the Second Ring of the Seventh Circle? |
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| Describe the Second Ring of the Seventh Circle |
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| Houses those violent against themselves (those that committed suicde) Punished by taking the form of a tree for the rest of eternity. |
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| Who was Pier della Vigna? |
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| A former advisor to Emperor Frederick II, della Vigna committed suicide when he fell into disfavor at the court. He now must spend eternity in the form of a tree. |
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| What lies in the Third Ring of the Seventh Circle? |
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| The violent towards God (Blasphemers), punishment =??? |
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| What lies in the Fourth Ring of the Seventh Circle? |
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| The Sodomites (those violent against nature) who must endure a "rain of fire" and lay on burning sand. Dante meets Brunetto Latini, his old patron. |
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| He is the son-in-law to Mohammed. Fourth Caliph of Islam. Found in 9th Circle. He is in hell for sowing discord. |
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| Acting against or cursing God |
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| One of the sodomites and once a prominent guelph. Him and Dante show great respect for each other. Played major role in Dante's education. |
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| A warrior-king that continually defies even in hell. A Blasphemer. Struck down by thunderbolts from Jove after challenging gods. |
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| A three-headed dog that guards the entrance to underworld. To get by, one must feed him a spiked honey-cake. In Inferno, however, he guards circle of gluttony. |
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| Notorious for gluttony, respected in polite Florentine society for eloquence and agreeableness. |
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| The one that eats the back of Ruggieri's head like a dog. Makes no attempt to exonerate himself. Was a traitor. |
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| What were the Epicureans? |
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| Followers of Ecpicurus, many in sixth circle for heresy. |
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| Twin brothers that killed each other. Separated flame from hate.Flame compared to Ulysses and Diomedes. |
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| The shade that Dante tricks into revealing his identity. Says that if he can't remove tears of ice from traitor's face in exchange for his identity, then Dante would go to this circle. A jovial friar. Had armed men slaughter people he didn't like at a dinner. |
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| Where are the Flatterers? |
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| Circle 8, Bowge 2. Kept in filth to symbolize words of filth. |
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| Half women half birds that hound suicides |
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| Who was Jason of the Argonauts? |
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| In first ditch of seducers. Loved and left women. |
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| What did Cassius and Brutus do? |
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| The Bull Man who bites himself after seeing Dante and Virgil. Guardian and symbol for circle of violence. |
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| What is the Old Man of Crete? |
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| A golden head, silver arms and chest, brass midsection, iron leg and clay leg. Represents ages of man. Faces Rome. Clay leg Catholisiscm, holds more weight. Other leg Roman Empire. |
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| Threatened to call on Medusa. Erinyes. Megaera, Tisiphone, and Allecto. Bloodstained with snakes. |
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| Equated with heresy. the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest. |
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