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    similar, but many differences are in place between them. Similarities between the two include the introduction of a guide in the form of someone that the character trusts, the fact that both Dante and Chris have to make a journey through places of divine creation to get to their hearts’ desire, and a tone that ends up giving knowledge. Differences in the two are actually comparable to the similarities that the two share: Dante makes his journey to Paradiso whilst Chris goes down to “hell,” and…

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    From this point on in the “The Divine Comedy,” Virgil and Dante begin their journey through Inferno. The pilgrim was not the only one who has appointed Virgil as his guide, but an angelic and divine being named Beatrice had pleaded Virgil to be the pilgrim’s guide. Virgil tells Dante that Beatrice has visited him and told him that Dante had strayed from the right path and was in need of his guidance to make it to Paradiso (Inf.). With Virgil’s guidance, the divine beings have granted Dante the…

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    What is greed? The most common distinction pertains to a strong and selfish desire for something, such as wealth or power. The question is, what kind of person would intentionally succumb to such a malicious concept? The notion itself appears in countless works of literature, from fiction and non-fiction alike, and stands as an extremely prominent theme that has been featured in countless collected works. However, regardless of its commonality, greed is still a sinful conception that many men…

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    Allusions of Dante’s Inferno The vision of three different views in Dante’s The Inferno that shows the allusions people will make once read and thoroughly interpreted. The mythology allusion is made various times in the poem acknowledging the gods are always helping their people. The Biblical allusion is also seen in this poem with many references noted towards God. The final allusion made fairly often throughout the poem is an historical allusion seen to resembling previous dates. These three…

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    Virgil Influences

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    “Fortune sides with him who dares.” -Virgil (“Virgil Quotes”). This is one of Virgil's most famous quotes. Virgil devoted his life to poetry. He wrote about his family and friends, and peace in Rome. He is known as Romes greatest and most influential poet. Virgil's poetry was inspired by three main things: the places he lived at and traveled to, peace in Rome, and Homer. The first things that inspired Virgil were the places he lived at, and travel to. Virgil was born into a modest farming…

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    Greed In Dante's Inferno

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    Even though Dante himself was a politician, it is very apparent that he has some disdain for many politicians in Italy at the time. Dante makes a habit of calling out numerous politicians through his decent further into Hell. Dante makes it clear that even though he is a poet first and foremost, his political interests are always important Dante treats all the sinners in Hell differently. Some he wishes he could talk to more, like Brunetto in the 7th circle. There are some that he feels bad for…

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    Canto 18 Dante's Inferno

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    Canto 18 Dante and Virgil are outside the eighth Circle of Hell, known as Malebolge. The circle has a wall along the outside, and has a circular pit in the center. The ridges create ten separate pits. This is where the people receive their punishment for fraud. This is where Virgil and Dante see souls from one side to another. The demons with great whips cause pain to the souls when they come to the demon’s reach, which then force the souls to the other ridge. There is an Italian that Dante…

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    Dante's Inferno Canto Vii

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    Canto 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…

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    “The inscription over the gates of Hell in Canto III explicitly states that God was moved to create Hell by Justice (Canto III.7)”. Hell, therefore, only exists to punish sin, and to specify the punishments to testify the divine perfection that all sinners violate. “The Divine Comedy is structured around the seven deadly sins.…

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    Every religion has their view of where people go after they die and the Jewish religion has their own view that is different than other religions. Someone might relate the Holocaust to Hell on earth but there is another type of Hell were souls who are to be punished must go. Every soul must go somewhere, sadly there are some wicked people who deserve to be punished for cruel acts they commit when they are alive. Judaism do not seem to view the afterlife of there being a Hell but more like a…

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