Analyzing Dante's Divine Comedy

Summary:
An unknown man jumps off of the highest tower in Florence, Italy. Before jumping he thinks about his last gift to humanity and being remembered as a hero for his actions. Meanwhile Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed in Florence with a gunshot wound and amnesia. Agent Vayentha from the Consortium, a private organization which fabricates articles and events to the liking of their clients, comes to the hospital to kill Langdon. Fortunately, doctor Sienna Brooks helps Langdon escape and they take a taxi back to her apartment with agent Vayentha following them closely. Meanwhile, on a boat off the coast of Italy, the head of the Consortium is worrying about Vayentha and Langdon’s knowledge of their job assignment: to release a video to the news explaining the Inferno and to retrieve a small tube from a deposit box--which is currently missing. At Brooks’ apartment, they discover a small tube sewn into Langdon’s jacket which can only be opened by Langdon’s thumb print. After he opens the “capsule” an image is projected of Botticelli “Hell Map” which is a part of Dante’s “Divine Comedy”. Langdon notices that the image has been altered and a phrase, “Truth can only be seen through the eyes of death”, has been added. Since the image is associated with Dante, Langdon and Brooks decide to go to Dante’s …show more content…
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