Inferno (2nd half) The three beasts (the leopard, lion, and she-wolf) that threaten Dante in his quest to get to the sunlight all represent different types of sin. The leopard can be interpreted as a symbol of fraudulence, the lion as a symbol of pride, and the she-wolf as a symbol of greed. The leopard has few physical characteristics suggesting its interpretation as fraudulence, but the prideful lion has his "head held high”. The she-wolf is described as she “carries every craving in her leanness," meaning she is painfully skinny. Virgil also explains that a Greyhound will eventually come to kill the she-wolf and "restore low-lying Italy." This seems to imply that greed afflicts the whole country.
Montaigne Religion is an important aspect of the Cannibals’ society. Their basic religious beliefs affirm that the “soul is immortal.” They believe that those who have lived a good, fulfilling life “are lodged” where the sun rises, “and those who are damned in the west.” They have a priest who acts as a prophet whom they barely see because he resides in the mountains. When the priest does come into town, the Cannibals have a great celebration with feasts and dancing. He lectures them on morals which only details “unfaltering courage in war” and “affection to their women.” He also tells them what is to come and gives advice on prospects of war. …show more content…
The world is painful to live in, but, within the Christian framework of the play, if one commits suicide to end that pain, one damns oneself to eternal suffering in hell. The question of the moral validity of suicide in an unbearably painful world will haunt the rest of the play. Hamlet says the famous line “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” In this first soliloquy, religion has failed him, and his twisted family situation offers him no
Montaigne Religion is an important aspect of the Cannibals’ society. Their basic religious beliefs affirm that the “soul is immortal.” They believe that those who have lived a good, fulfilling life “are lodged” where the sun rises, “and those who are damned in the west.” They have a priest who acts as a prophet whom they barely see because he resides in the mountains. When the priest does come into town, the Cannibals have a great celebration with feasts and dancing. He lectures them on morals which only details “unfaltering courage in war” and “affection to their women.” He also tells them what is to come and gives advice on prospects of war. …show more content…
The world is painful to live in, but, within the Christian framework of the play, if one commits suicide to end that pain, one damns oneself to eternal suffering in hell. The question of the moral validity of suicide in an unbearably painful world will haunt the rest of the play. Hamlet says the famous line “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” In this first soliloquy, religion has failed him, and his twisted family situation offers him no