Divine

In the Inferno of Dante, which depicts an allegorical journey through Hell, Dante is guided by Virgil through each canto of sins. As Dante travels through the levels of Hell, parallels between the physical and the spiritual are made. Dante parallels his physical journey into the Inferno with his spiritual journey into the individual. The further Dante travels in Hell is like one getting deeper and lost in his own mind. Desire and lack of the knowledge of truth consumes and destroys us so that we…

Journeys can be taken many ways; some people take the path less traveled, and some people take the easy way out. Dante happens to be on a journey that is less traveled by exploring the depths of Hell in the Inferno. The epic poem’s story is about self-realization and transformation; it sees Dante over coming many things to realize he is completely different from the start of the inferno journey. From the beginning to the end of the book Dante starts having a personality change from the way he…

“Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of every merit in you, and of all acts for which you must atone” (Purgatorio, XVII.103-105). In Divina Commedia written by Dante Alighieri, love and merit are central themes to the progression of Dante’s journey. The perfection of Dante’s love is ultimately what drives forward the plot; each level of this journey offers various components that help to clear Dante’s vision. Yet, at the same time, the souls in these places are receiving…

I decided to put the Limbo circle on top because I chose to order the circles the same way they are arranged in Dante's Inferno. The punishments and sins become more severe as you go along. I thought this punishment was not as severe compared to the other 8 circles. The sinners in the Limbo circle which are the non-christians and unbaptized pagans are forced to live in a castle with seven gates that surround it which is what I put on this circle. I chose dark colors for my castle because I…

Textual Analysis Purgatory is where “the human spirit purges himself, and climbing to Heaven makes himself worthy”(The World of Dante). In Dante, Purgatory is divided into three sections called Antepurgatory, Purgatory Proper, and Earthly Paradise. Inside purgatory the upper part of the mountain contains seven terraces, each consisting of one of the seven capital sins (The World of Dante). After visiting the first terrace, that of the prideful, Dante the pilgrim and Virgil arrive at the second…

Beginning of Creation In the beginning of creation there was chaos, Chaos was the chasm that first existed. The Greek word "chaos" (χάος) means emptiness. From the void arose Erebus primordial god of darkness and Nyx primordial goddess of the night. Then Eros primordial god of love appeared. However in some myths Eros is also considered as a son of Aphrodite not Chaos. From love, together Nyx and Erebus gave birth to Aether primordial god of the upper atmosphere, Hemera primordial goddess of…

The environment in which someone grows and matures up intends to have a large overall effect in their life. Surroundings have the ability to shape a mindset or even change a perspective. Through drastically different circumstances than that already experienced, old ideologies are altered to match the new information obtained. Before being able to define the idea of freedom, there must be a distinction between different views of freedom. Since autonomy encompasses a vast range of notions, by…

George Shehata Honors English 2; Period 1 Mr. Rasmussen 16 December 2016 Empathy Compassion, it’s an emotional response used to demonstrate someone’s sense of pity, and it’s given when people feel sympathy or empathy towards another suffering human being. But what if an author writes an entire epic dealing with sinners who fall from the grace of God, and are punished, but the author still feels sympathy or empathy towards them? What would that look like? In Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno, Dante…

Inferno, written by Dante Alighieri, follows his journey through Hell as he learns the fates of those damned to suffer in each region of Hell. Guided by former poet Virgil, Dante learns of the idea of “counter punishment” that dictates the relationship between sin and punishment. This construct is seen throughout the circles of hell, but there are those that fit so perfectly with the sin that the damned souls have committed. One prime example of this is in Canto XIII, here Dante travels through…

SOCIOCULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Second Baptist Church We chose the Second Baptist Church in Elgin, Illinois. I do have some background knowledge of religion I growing up with multiple religions, but now I consider myself an agnostic. Definitely, before this experience, I definitely have some preconceived notions of what religion is. To be honest I haven 't had a lot of interaction with my own culture and where I come from. The experience at the Second Baptist Church really has opened my mind up maybe…