Virgil

hand in marriage. The language Virgil uses mirrors Aeneas’ departure from Dido, “...it’s Turnus alone he’s tracking, eyes alert through the murky haze of of battle, Turnus alone Aeneas demands to fight (1077).” In the chaos of war, Aeneas remains focused on the task of defeating Turnus because he knows his importance to the gods who ordered him to found Rome. In defeat, Turnus pleas for his life by telling Aeneas, “Go no further down the road of hatred”(p. 1089). Virgil takes this opportunity to…

intellectual mentor. iv. “But why retreat to so much misery?”- Dante is speaking of returning to his beloved home that has turned into nothing but misery to him v. “Virgil says “but you must journey down another road…” “if ever you hope to leave this wilderness.”- Virgil is saying that in order to get out of his misery and find another home Dante must travel another path and forget about the hurt he was caused. vi. “I was a poet and sang of…

This paper will discuss Canto XIX of Dante’s Inferno, where the poet presents a character named Pope Nicholas III. Superficially, Pope Nicholas III seems to be motivated by money and greed. Deeper insight gained from close reading reveals; however, that Pope Nicholas III has lost the good of the intellect in the sense that he is obsessed with power and being in charge and believes that he can gain this power through bargaining. This thesis will be demonstrated by means of the principle of close…

The fourteenth canto in Dante’s Inferno, is a description of Dante the pilgrim and Virgil the guide, journeying into the third pouch of the seventh circle of Hell. The seventh circle is made up of sinners who are violent in various fashions. Depending on the pouch in which one is placed, the sinner is either convicted of violence towards oneself, other people and nature, or towards God. The third pouch, the primary focus of this canto, is for the punishment of those who possess a bellicose…

The Commedia used improvised dialogue and satire to relate to issues of the era and was a common form of theater for nearly two hundred years, paving the way for modern theater and satire performances. Much of everyday life in the Medieval Age centered around religion, since the Church was also the ruling entity and defined what would constitute proper social conformity. Because of its satire and comical performances, the Commedia appealed to all classes. It was also used to convey political…

a wilderness,” (5) and farther down the valley he sees a gleaming hill. However, when he starts up the hill, a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf begin to attack him, but before they can kill him, Virgil (an ancient Roman poet) stops them. Virgil speaks with Dante, and tells him that Beatrice has sent Virgil to protect him, and to take him through hell to prove his worthiness for…

battle with Grendel confident, even when he has never seen the monster himself. Unlike Beowulf, Dante enters the Inferno without any ideas of what is going to occur or what he will see. Readers can infer that he trusts Virgil because he ended up following him into an unknown land. Virgil would care for him there, but it still did not give Dante an idea of what was to come, “…all my shattered senses left me. Blind, like one whom sleep comes over in a swoon, I stumbled into darkness and went down”…

Paul Baumer is a nihilist because he does not think anything matters and questions his existence from his war endeavors. In heart, paul is a sensitive, caring, and compassionate young man but is bastardized by the horrors he endures during warfare. The battle indoctrinates him to uncouple himself from his feelings and focus on abiding the war. From this, he has a profile picture as a black X and his background image is trench gun because he spent most of his time during the battle fighting in a…

After that, Virgil then gave enough room for the others to do the same, his silenced MP40 readied in case someone entered the room. Fortunately, in the moments that the other Nightingales were entering the room, nothing made an untimely appearance. The other Nightingales…

The Journey of Reconciliation Reconciliation involves coming to terms with past injustices and not only making peace with other individuals but also making peace with the inner self. Its main aim is to improve the relationship between two parties and to find justice for the party that has been oppressed. Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse is a narrative about the life of Saul Indian Horse who searched to find reconciliation and inner peace within his own life when everything else seems hopeless.…