Edmond Dantès

XXVI begins with Dante sarcastically praising his native city Florence for having so many of its citizens populating Hell: with so many thieves, Florence has earned such a widespread fame not only on Earth but also in Hell! The poet Virgil, Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory, now leads him along the ridges to the Eighth Pouch, where they see thousands of little flames flickering in a deep, dark valley, and reminding Dante of fireflies on a hillside. Virgil informs Dante that each flame…

Dante creates a certain type of connection between a soul’s sin on Earth and, the punishment he or she shall receive in Hell. This idea provides many of Inferno’s moments of the imagery between good and evil, the symbolic power of each circle and what it represents, not only to Dante but the reader; as well as shedding a light on one of Dante’s major themes expressed throughout the book: the perfection of God’s justice. “The inscription over the gates of Hell in Canto III explicitly states that…

Chuck Palahniuk’s interesting novel Damned, reimagines common archetypes of hell. Palahniuk gives a more modern view on what it’s like to be trapped in hell. Madison Spencer, the protagonist, after an untimely death is trapped in hell. Throughout the novel she meets famous people and demons from history. Palahniuk’s satire pokes fun at society, while still telling a story of epic proportions. Damned gives various descriptions of hell and the events that transpire down there. Also the book…

Dante’s Inferno is considered one of the best works of humanity. In Inferno, Dante literally puts all kind of men into hell for their sins; from great kings to slaves, from every type of ethnicity, race, country and anything else a man identifies by. Based on Christian doctrines of his time, Dante has taken revenge over all kind of figures that he knew by. Furthermore, Inferno is filled with allegories and represents a deep literature. In this essay, we will discuss about the uses and…

Dante Alighieri was a Late Middle Ages author who wrote The Inferno where he critiques the life of sinners and analyzes their punishments as they rot in hell. Whether it be the time of Jesus Christ, or the modern era, people have committed sins ranging from lust to betrayal of God, family, and others. Furthermore, the novel greatly criticizes those who do not follow Jesus Christ. It seems to be a common theme of being raised a Christian and somehow, about halfway through our lives, we find we…

Importance of Invictus William Ernest Henley is an author, poet, editor, and critic. One of his poems, Invictus, is a very detailed poem. At the age of twelve, Henley had been diagnosed with tuberculosis of the leg. It was then amputated, but later on it had spread to his other leg but he wouldn’t let the doctors take his other leg. Because of this decision he had to stay in the hospital for almost two years. During his traumatic stay, he began to write poetry. This is when he had written…

In the cold the tour guide pushes the boat through the water, and bodies in the water are trying to climb into the boat. That is the opening to Dante's Inferno, that when the main character enters hell it is not warm and just a short trip. Instead Dante is shown all the different levels that hell is made of by his tour guide. With this painting from Date's Inferno the reader can see the environment that is in hell and all those who it effects. In this painting the artist uses the mountains in…

“’May your soul be damned and go to hell!’ Tenorio cursed. His body heaved as he gasped and grunted for breath” (Anaya 169). This is said when Tenorio, a man that many people believes is the father of 3 witches and may be an evil sorcerer as well, carries out the brutal murder of Narciso, the town drunk, underneath the Juniper tree. In the book Bless Me, Ultima, Tenorio is a symbol of hate because he murders two people and tries to kill Antonio, the main protagonist, but his gun misfires. He…

Dante was born in Florence, Italy. His exact date of birth is not know, however it is generally believed to be around 1265. Not much is known about Dante's education, he most probably studied at home or in a chapter school attached to a church or monastery. In Italy, Dante is often referred to as the supreme poet and played a major role in begennig the National language of Italy. Dante was and has been called "the Father of the Italian language”. His depictions of hell, purgatori and heaven have…

view of hell, it describes a gloomy, dark and mysterious setting, with spooky and cringing details. Dante manages to explain the color and setting in great detail which is admirable. 2. Oftentimes scholars compare Dante to Shakespeare for his literary genius and contribution. Would you rank him as such? Explain. I would say that Dante and Shakespeare are exceptional in different ways, I think Dante is proficient in vivid imagery and creative writing, whereas Shakespeare is proficient in…