Virgil Tibbs

Inferno is the darkness that is all throughout the work. This is not just the literal darkness, but this also refers the darkness that is Hell. At the beginning of the work Dante the pilgrim finds himself wondering around a dark forest. In Canto VII Virgil and Dante make it to the Fourth Circle of Hell. This is where many men…

repent. In canto five, Dante says to Francesca,” what you suffer here melts me to tears of pity and pain.” Dante knows that what Francesca did was wrong but, he does not believe it is that horrible of a sin so he still has pity for her, even though Virgil gets mad when Dante shows sympathy to the…

And it gets to be evident that Virgil is a long way from great. He's glad. He's indulgent. What's more, in some cases, he's absolute mean. In any case, not at all like the miscreants, Virgil's flaws don't turn us against him. Rather, they charm him to us since his weaknesses are an indication that he's exclusive human. Much the same as Dante. So why Virgil? Why not some decent Christian artist? Not conceived yet. Dante could've likely discovered…

Many characters show up in Virgil’s Aeneid, but none provide as much insight into the character of Aeneas as Dido, the Phrygian queen of Carthage. Pious Aeneas was the proto-Roman that demonstrated the classical definition of piety through his hardships and struggles to found Rome. Aeneas’s relationship with Dido is not the least of the many trials he faces, but how can the reader best understand her? This paper argues that Dido’s relationship with Aeneas can only be understood fully using…

Dante’s profound Imagination The Divine Comedy, one of the most famous work by Dante Alighieri described the poet, Dante himself walk through the inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Since the artwork was done seven hundred of years ago, does did Dante accurately organize the circles? In other words, are the sins really worse as he heads to the center of Hell? Is greed really worse than glutton or lust? Is fraud really worse than heresy? Combining personal feelings from Dante himself and…

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Hell? What images do you imagine? You may think of a satanic devil with his little “helpers” burning through the pits of hell. You may further fill in the picture with other beastly devils that roam around torturing damned sinners who will never see light of day, or those who turn cry out with pain, regret, and suffering. In Dante’s epic poem known as the Divine Comedy, he creates a unreal version of himself as he travels through…

for the path to heaven. In this journal, I thought it was important to touch on Virgil’s purpose in the poem and identify him as a symbol in the text. But by analyzing Virgil, an important character, as a symbol instead of just another character, it allows for a very important and common (in modern times) concept to emerge. Virgil is not just Dante’s guide but he is the prime symbol for human reason in The Inferno. Human reason is kind of like rationality and how we base our lives because of our…

Throughout history, different cultures have described the loss of paradise in their own ways. The Hebrews called this “Gehenna,” the ancient Egyptians called it “Duat,” and the Mayans called it “Xibalba,” but the common theme throughout these and all adaptations of Hell is the eternal separation from good and, as a result, an abundance of suffering and evil. It is impossible to accurately describe Hell. It can only be described by humans in personal glimpses of evil in the world, and most of the…

As the lone cowboy puts on his old worn out spurs, he gazes off into wide open prairie, nervous and a little afraid. The cowboy takes a chance and heads east looking for his lost friend. Many miles into this vast journey he spots a dozen or so vultures flying high above, and they are circling. The cowboy now knows that his buddy is either dying or is already dead. As the cowboy rides up underneath the vultures, he finds his buddy barely hanging on to life. From John Wayne to Clint Eastwood,…

Livy and Virgil both give accounts of the famous Hercules and Cacus tale. However, they are very different accounts, each having distinct changes. Virgil has an introduction of Aeneas, while Livy has Romulus and Remus. Cacus is known as a man to Livy, but a monster to Virgil. They both have different intentions and motivations for adding these. Both are famous authors, who’s works about the founding of Rome will live on in infamy. Livy and Virgil both mention the founders of Rome just before…