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35 Cards in this Set
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Francesca da Rimini and Paolo (I)
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A pair of lovers condemned to the Second Circle of Hell for an adulterous love affair that they began after reading the story of Lancelot and Guinevere. (Canto 5). The Lustful- Whirlwinds
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Ciacco (I)
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A Florentine who before they [Dante and Virgil] leave, makes a prophecy concerning the political future of Florence. (Canto 6). The Gluttons- Filthy rain.
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Filippo Argenti(I)
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A Black Guelph, a political enemy of Dante who is now in the Fifth Circle of Hell. He resides among the Wrathful in the river Styx. (Canto 8) The Wrathful/Sullen- In the river Styx
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Farinata(I)
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He opposed Dante's political party (THe White Guelphs) and predicts Dante's difficulty of retuning to Florence from exile. The inablility of the damned to see the present, though they can forsee the future. (canto 10) the Heretics- entombed
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Charon(I)
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A figure that Dante appropriate from Greek mythology, He is an old man who ferries sould acrosee the river Acheron to Hell. (Canto 3) The forehell
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Pier della Vigne(I)
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A former advisor to Emperor Frederick II, Hecommitted suicide when he fell into disfavor at the court (was first imprisoned for treachery). He now must spend eternity in the form of a tree. ( cnat 14 The sSuicides- Turned into trees and bushes
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Brunetto Latini(I)
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A famous FLorentin intellectual and Dante;s former teacher recognizes the Pilgrim and leads his band to walk and talk with him, He offers the Pilgrim a prophecy of the troubles that awaits him. This prophecy is that which Ciacco had preciouslt given the Pilgrim. (Canto 15) The Sodomites- Running on hot sand
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Pope Nicholas the 3rd(I)
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Mistakes Dante for Boniface the 8th, the next pope that will fall to the same hole and pushe Nicholas further down. After Bonifac, Pope Clement the 5th, this will push the precious two deeper into the hole. Canto 19) The Simonist- Upsid(e down w/ hole of fire
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Tiresias (I)
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Dante sees him in the 4th pit of the 8th circle of hell( the circles is for perpetrators of fraud and 4th pit being the location for soothsayers or diviners.) He was condemn to walk for eternity with his head twisted towards his back; while in life he strove to look forward to the future, in Hell he must only look backwards. His daughter Manto is also assigner her punishement here. (Canto 20) the Diviners- Heads turned around
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Caiaphas (I)
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The evil counselor who adived Pontius Pilot to crucify Christ. He is crucifired and transfixed by three stakes into the ground. (Canot 23) The hypocites- Gowns of lead.
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Pope Boniface the 8th (I)
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A notoriously corrupt pope who reigned, he made a cancert attempting to increase the political might of the Catholic Church and was thus a political enemy of Dante, who advocated a separation of church and state. (Canto 19) The Simonist- Upside down with soles on fire
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Jovial Friars (I)
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Weeping shades,coverd from head to foot weith golden cloacks linked wiht lead that weighs them down. The hyprocirtites. Two in the group are identidied as Catalano de' Malavolti and Loderingo Delgi Analo. Hypocrites- gowns of lead
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Vanni Fucci (I)
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A thied punished inthe 7th Pouch of the 8th circle of hell who prophesies the defeat of the White Guelphs. A defiant soul, he curses God and aims an obscene gesture at him before Dante journey on. ( Canto 25) The thieves- Bit by snakes, identities exchanged
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Ulysses and Diomedes (I)
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The great heroes of the Homeric epics. He was a bold and cunning man who is now imprisoned in the 8th pouch of the 8th circle of hell among those guilty of Spiritaual Theft. ( Canto 26) Fraudulent Advisors- Encased in flames
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Guido da Montefeltro(I)
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An advisor to Pope Bonficae VIII, he was promised anticipatroy absoltion-- gorgiveness for a sin given prior to the perpetration of the sin iteself. He now suffers in Hell, since absolution cannot be gained without repentance and it is impossible to repent a sin before committing it. ( Canto 27) Fraudulent Advisors- encased in flames
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Bertran de Born (I)
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Carries his head in his hanf like a latern, is an example of Datean contrapasso. The figure holds his head up to the poets, so they can hear him better. The figure says he set the young king to mutiny against his own fath. He also states taht becuase he parted father and son he spends eternity with his head parted from his body. (Canto 28) The Schismatic- Mutilations
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Sinon(I)
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the poets meet a soul of the final class of Falsifiers, he the Greek, A false witness who beguled the citizen of Troy to allow the Trojan Horse into the gate of Troy. He and Master Adam are bikering about who is the worse sinner. Canto 30
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Count Ugolino (2) and Archbishop Ruggieri (1)
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A traitor to the Second Ring of hte 9th Circle of hell. He (2) gnaws on the head of another damned traitor, 1. When 1 imprisoned 2 and his sons, denying them foor, 2 was driven to eat the corpse of his starved sons. (Canto 33) Traitors to Country- Stuck in Ice
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Friar Albergio (I)
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Sinner conddemned to the 3rd ring of the 9th circle. He and Branca d'Oria are unlike the other sinner Dante encounters: their crimes were deemed to be so great that devils snatched their sould from their living bodies, thus, their sould reside in hell while their bodies live on, now guidedd and possed by demons. (Canto 33). Betrayers of guest- Held inice, heads bent backwards
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Brutus, Cassius and Judas
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Satan chews on the one of the 3 worst sinner of all mankind, the worse of those betrayed thier benfactors ( Canto 34) Betrayers of Benefactors- At the center of the earth ,submerged in ice, in Lucifer;s mouth, foul air blast
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Forese Donati (Pur)
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A Childhood head of Dante in Florence and a relatice of Dante's wife. Dante is surprised at his salvation (died 5 years before) is able to go up quickly to Purgatory becuase of his wife Nella (Canto 23) Gluttonous-- face resemble an "M" & hungry and thirsty
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Staius (Pur)
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A Roman poet. Virgil is his idol. When yhe meets Virgil, he bends down to embrace Virgils's knees. (Canto 21-22) Avarice/Prodigal-- Lying down prone
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Manfred (Pur)
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King of Sicily. Dante meets him outside the fate of Purgatory, where the spirit explain that, althoug he repent sins during his last dying breath, he must atone for his contumacy by waiting 30 years for each year he lived as an excommunicat, before being admitted to Purgatory. (Canto?) Wrathful-- Smoke
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Sapia (Pur)
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one of the sould purging themselves of envy on the second terrace. She perversley rejoiced upon witnessing the defeat of her fellow citizen at Colle di Cal d'Elsa, where her proud nepher was killed. She now puns hone her name in reconition of her foolishness. She shows her eagerness to speak with Dante by raising her chin in the direction of his of his voice. (Canto 13) Envious-- Their eyes are sewn shut w/ iron wire
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Oderisi da Gubbio (Pur)
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A tanlented artist. He worked a time in Bologna and was brought to Rome i by Pope BOniface VIII t o illuminate manuscripture in tthe papal libarary. He points out to Dante a 3rd figure Provenzan Salvani (Canto 10) Prideful-- Carrying Bolders
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Buonconte da Montefeltro (Pur)
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A former leader of Ghibelline forces in Tuscany. On dying breath, tter Virgin Mary's name. Died with armed cross over chest. Devil undoes this through use of winds/rain. (Canto 5) Ciolent Deaths-- Wait Length of Life
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Bernard (Par)
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A gentle father figure who directs Dante's signt to illustrious occupants of the rose, is assigned the role primarily for his special devotion to the Virgin Mary. he is a new guide for the final stage of the celestial voyage Dante expects it to be Beatrice instead of Bernard appears( celestial Rose)->(Empyrean)->( Bernard appears) (Canto 31-33)
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Benedict (Pur)
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He tells the founding of his order, and the falling away of his brethern. (Canto 28) Saturn Contemplation
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Ripheus (Par)
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he is one of the 6 champions og justice one of 2 pagans able to enter heaven. The eagles explains that they were Christians when they died through the power of Divine Grace and that the working of predestination are even beyond the understanding of the souls is paradise. (Canto 20) Jupiter Waves of Justice
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Caccoaguida (Par)
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This man is from Florence and he talks about his day, birth and marriage to his woman of the Alighieri, and the death during the crusades led by Conrad.Dante address him with the formal “you” at which Beatrice smiles. At Dante’s request he gives an account of the family history and goes on to describe his Florence, in contrast to the corrupt Florence of Dante’s time, discoursing on the changing fortunes of the city and her old families and lamenting the loss of the peace and glory of the earlier period. This man is Dante’s great grandfather he also tells Dante about his future that he will be exiled from Florence and that his place of refuge will be the first great Lombard whose coat of arms is the ladder and the eagle and then it the younger one whose greatness is not yet known. (Canto 15-18) Mars, soldiers of just wars
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Thomas Aquinas (Par)
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in the realm in which spirits of brilliant light that distracts from the sun's light.Known for their wisdom and learning. He warned Dante about drawing rash conclusion and making quick judgement-- mentions those philosopher who fall in heretics
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Justinian (par)
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Emperor of the Easter Raman Empire. He gives the story of the Eagle begins with the 1st king of Rome and the republic. The sphere of Mercury are those souls of the blest who were too concerned with their own fame and earthly glory which, as a result, lessened their degrees of beatitude. (Canto 6) Mercury-- lovers of Honor
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Picarda Donati (par)
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she was forced to leave the convent and marry, thus breaking her religious vows. She talks about the perfected violation possessed by the Blest, and the teleological order inherited in Paradise.
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Marco Lambarto (Pur)
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God allow him to follow Dante. He claims that he lived in a time when men had better moral values than they do now.Then he proceeds to answer Dante’s other request. He tells the two visitors to go keep going straight and they’ll reach the top of the mountain. Dante ask him why is the world like he says it is. t “the world is blind, and you come from the world.” In other words, Dante can’t possibly understand. “set[s] your appetites in motion.” He blames himself not God
(Canto 16) Blind can only see meekness then wrath |
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Sordello (Pur)
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Virgil and Dante see him seated off by himself, like a lion at rest attentively eyeing the travelers as they approach. He is proud and dignified but very affectionate with Virgil when he learns they are from the same city. The love shown between he and Virgil because of their common homeland triggers a long authorial diatribe against the violence, corruption, and lack of effective leadership up and down the Italian peninsular in Dante's time (6.76-151). Sordello accompanies Dante and Virgil to the Valley of Rulers in the Ante-Purgatory.
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