Dante Alighieri

explanation is that Frost was inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, specifically a passage in Canto 32 of Inferno. The style, structure, and theme are found to be “a brilliant, gem-like compression” of Dante’s work that “presents a much more profound distinction between the two extremes of love and hate.” (The Explicator Volume 57, Issue 4, 1999). The proof of this theory lies, as stated before, in the style, structure, and theme of the poem. In Inferno, Dante separated hell into nine…

The texts Daodejing by Laozi and Inferno by Dante both provide a powerful definition and illustration of virtue, which determines the future of an individual. Under Daodejing, virtue is defined as the power intrinsic in each thing in its natural state and the force that allows humans to reach their full potential. To achieve this power, one must follow the natural way of being uncorrupted, and ultimately it will reach their goals. The Inferno talks about a number of virtues as well as sins that…

Imagery is is used as a literary device to focus on morality during the Colonial era. During the Colonial period, settlers of the new world had a different view on their religious beliefs. Many individuals left their establishments in Europe to start their own congregations. In the excerpt “Sinners in the hand of an Angry God”, the author Jonathan Edwards writes how God is angry at people who chose not to follow him. The author condemns these individuals with his writings to express God’s view…

Canto VIII, Dante and Virgil travel through the fifth circle of hell where they encounter Filippo Argenti, a long time enemy of the Guelph’s, while they are riding a boat on the river Styx. The reader is struck with an image of a wrathful Dante and Virgil and must decide whether or not their actions are justified. Depending on what the reader decides, it shows whether they too are wrathful or not. Within lines 31-66, Filippo comes up from the river to ask who is in hell before his time. Dante…

Conscience plays a big role in a person’s judgement. In Crime and Punishment , after killing two people, Raskolnikov ends up feeling extremely guilty afterwords for pretty much the rest of the book. His consciousness makes itself known by making him very paranoid about others, and even before the murder by questioning why is he thinking of doing bad things. Because of all this guilt and mistrust, he ends up turning himself in. Although, one might argue that he believes he did not commit a crime…

his own art and philosophy. It begins when Dante is halfway through his life and, he has lost his way. Not only in his mind, but he now found himself traveling through the dark woods, “Midway along the journey of life, I woke to find myself in a dark wood, astray from the straight path” (Cantos I, 1-3), and the influences from religious figures in his life. When Dante speaks of having strayed from the right path, the reader should not assume that Dante has committed a crime. But instead, we…

1. Capaneus plays an important role in understanding the psychology of the sinners in hell because his rejection attitude toward God represents how the sinners think. Capaneus fought against Thebes, and he is guilty of blasphemy. This is one of the worst sins a person can commit. Because of his sin’s severity, Capaneus have to pay the price with the intensity punishment. Even though it is obvious that Capaneus cannot defeat God, and he can reduce his punishment by admitting his wrong, his pride…

Luckily, Dante so quickly and easily followed me into this journey, but it perplexes me how this can be the same person Beatrice implored me to help. I listened and continue to execute exactly what Beatrice wished. I write this as the naive boy happens to lie on the ground after seeing shades a couple steps beyond Hell’s doorway and experiencing an earthquake. Based on Beatrice’s words, I expected this guy to have a little more maturity, but who knows in this day and age. This fool should have…

Dante was born in 1265 in a family deeply involved in Florentine politics, His mother died a few years after he was born. At age 12 he was arranged to be married with a daughter of a family friend whose name was Gemma Donati. They married around 1285 but he was in love with Beatrice Portinari. Beatrice would be a huge influence on the Divine Comedy. Dante and Beatrice met when she was 9, it was thought to be love at first sight. They knew each other for years and he secretly loved her from afar.…

though he doesn’t know how to swim. A boy called Dante teaches Aristotle how to swim. Their friendship cemented when they realize they were both named after ancient philosophers. Both of these boys are american-mexican and while Dante’s teaching Ari how to swim, Ari is teaching Dante how to except himself. Aristotle and Dante quickly become good friends though Dante is shocked over the openness of Dante’s family. Both boys are inquisitive and Dante once proclaims that “One day, I’m going to…