In Greek mythology, Achilles was the Greek hero of the Trojan War who was fell in love with Polyxena, the daughter of Trojan King and Queen. He agreed to switch sides in the war in order to marry her. However, he was killed by Paris at the wedding. Achilles’s lust led him to deceive his people which brought him to the Second Circle. This allusion depicts the power of lust; one does not stay true to oneself and cheats others. Dante also meets Francesca, who deceived her husband to have a love affair with his brother, Paolo. Francesca states “that day we read no further” in accordance to the day she was killed while being sexually indulged with Paolo. This sentence of her is similar to that of Book 8 of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. In that book, Augustine read a book by Saint Paul and decided to convert to Christianity while stating “No further would I read; nor needed I.” Augustine turned closer to God while Francesca turned away from God. During this conversation, Francesca starts blaming for her adulterous
In Greek mythology, Achilles was the Greek hero of the Trojan War who was fell in love with Polyxena, the daughter of Trojan King and Queen. He agreed to switch sides in the war in order to marry her. However, he was killed by Paris at the wedding. Achilles’s lust led him to deceive his people which brought him to the Second Circle. This allusion depicts the power of lust; one does not stay true to oneself and cheats others. Dante also meets Francesca, who deceived her husband to have a love affair with his brother, Paolo. Francesca states “that day we read no further” in accordance to the day she was killed while being sexually indulged with Paolo. This sentence of her is similar to that of Book 8 of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. In that book, Augustine read a book by Saint Paul and decided to convert to Christianity while stating “No further would I read; nor needed I.” Augustine turned closer to God while Francesca turned away from God. During this conversation, Francesca starts blaming for her adulterous