Purgatory

During the time that Dante wrote The Divine Comedy, the Catholic Church was very corrupt led by popes that were more interested in making monetary gains rather than being spiritual leaders. One purpose of The Divine Comedy was to express disgust with the Church of the time and to suggest what the reformed Church should look like. One way Dante demonstrates that he intended to present a picture of the ideal Church is by making his final guide Saint Bernard, a “critic of the institutional church…

At this point, I began to become angry with Charon, nearly starting a brawl on the shore of the Styx. I only stopped when Professor Michael threatened to “Leave me in the fifth circle of Hell instead of the third tier of Purgatory.” Although I did not remember a thing about Dante’s Inferno, I understood that he meant business, so I shut my mouth and boarded the boat next to Charon. When the boat docked, we all climbed out and looked at our new surroundings. Limbo seemed to…

Martin Luther & the Reformation PART ONE: RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING AND GIVE SHORT ANSWERS MARTIN LUTHER Martin Luther was a German monk, most commonly known for his criticism towards certain aspects of the Roman Catholic Church. In order to make the bible more accessible to the German public, Luther translated the entire bible from Latin to German. Luther was born on, 10 November, 1483 and died on February 18, 1546. THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that ** Germany…

Of all the areas of where people are being punished, the fullest is purgatory. Purgatory is the area in The Inferno where the unbaptized, non-christian and unmemorable people go when they die. Many of the occupants are described as unmemorable due to the fact that when they were alive, they coasted through life, not sinning, but…

to everyone about being corrupt and what that entails. The story or poem is written in his own style. It’s comprised of 100 cantos written in verses called Terza Rima. The story was told in first person and describes Dante’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and paradise. Dante is first told by the legendary poet, Virgil, that Beatrice was waiting for him in the afterlife. His journey lasts from the night before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter in the spring of 1300, which was before his…

Inferno is an epic poem, written by 14th century poet Dante Alighieri, about his descent and accompanying experiences through his depiction of hell in order to reach purgatory and eventually heaven. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy around the year 1265. He is best known for his D ivine Comedy a nd is known as the "Father of modern Italian." His works have left a lasting impression since his death in 1321. When a child lies, he is chastised harshly for it, told how very wrong it is.…

Shakespearian writing and how he is able to bring certain topics into discussion without really realizing it. One of these topics concerns the afterlife, specifically concerning the ghost of the late King Hamlet and whether or not he is in fact purgatory or some evil spirit come to mess with Hamlets mind. Young Hamlet is a troubled soul to put it mildly; he often speaks to himself or makes jokes that are only meant for him to gain amusement. The setup for bringing afterlife into the conversation…

to be bought for relatives and friends who had died and passed into purgatory. During this time Luther posted “The 95 Theses” the Catholic Church was continuing to sell indulgences, even though they had been banned in Germany. The practice of selling indulgences was very popular with the majority of society who preferred to pay money, say a lot of prayers, and partake in many masses in order to shorten their suffering in Purgatory. The selling of indulgences had become an industry for the…

The fourteenth century was the last century before mayhem rang throughout the Catholic Church. In the beginning of the fifteenth century, the Church had become overrun with un-eligible bishops, priests, leaders, and weak popes. With the leaders of the Church so corrupted, many seized this opportunity to expose the workings of the Church and to challenge its doctrine. Although the pope responded to these challenges, a reformation occurred. This division of the church and people led to…

Before Becoming Dante In The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1321, he describes his journey through three realms starting in Inferno leading up to Purgatory and finally arriving in Paradise. Inferno is one of the three parts in which Dante uses more description, including allusions from his background and from his religious point of view, including the Bible, old text, and Greek stories; creating a mixture of sources that he used. Not only that, but he also uses the…