Works by Dante Alighieri

Dante was walking in the forest one day and he lost his path which led him to run into a leopard, a lion and a she-wolf. Dante, scared out of his mind, leaves and runs into a Virgil, a poet and a ghost. He came to help Dante back toward his path which was to the mountain top. Virgil tells Dante that the path they're gonna take will lead them through hell and then eventually heaven. He then tells Dante that it was Beatrice and two other holy people that told Virgil to come find Dante. Virgil…

contrapasso, an impression of the wrongdoing being rebuffed. Dante first acquaints the peruser with the thought in the Vestibule, where the uncommitted are rebuffed. Since they were uncommitted in life, they are compelled to perpetually pursue, yet never find, a flag while being tormented by stinging creepy crawlies. What's more, since they never did extraordinary deeds for good or sick, their characters are difficult to observe. Dante the Writer considers them to have never genuinely been alive…

“The Hound of the Baskervilles” is a 1939 film directed by Sidney Lanfield. This film tells the story of Sir Henry Baskerville returning to his long lost family estate. But thinks take a turn for the worst when his relative Sir Charles Baskerville dies right before his arrival by some unknown source. As the story unfolds and progresses, detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson aim to find the unknown cause of death. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is a very good film filled with a very…

In Dante’s Divine Comedy, there are three parts: the Inferno the Purgatorio and the Paradiso. In the first section, the Inferno, Dante and the poet Virgil travel through the nine layers of hell; in each circle they come across different sinners being punished accordingly for their sins. I have chosen to elaborate on three of the circles and the punishments bestowed upon the inhabitants within them. The first circle that I have chosen is the 3rd circle. Within this layer those who have committed…

within. Great effort is made by Dante to paint a detailed picture for the reader that is both horrible and realistic. His use of symbols helps to make sense of what the reader is seeing; it also helps to make the unknown familiar and logical. At…

Inferno, Dante walked in a dark forest lamenting the loss of his beloved Beatrice. When Dante started his journey he was not sure that he would be able to write about the epic he needed to undertake. He wrote about traveling thought hell, purgatory, and heaven. Dante and Virgil’s relationship is a complicated one. At the start of the story Dante respects and looks up to Virgil, whereas Virgil sees Dante as a pupil more than an equal. However towards the end of the epic Virgil sees Dante as an…

Moral Behavior Is hell a good propaedeutic for good behavior as instructed by Dante. Propaedeutics are used in many cases to discourage people from bad behavior. The most common being Santa Clause. Parents threaten children that Santa Clause will not come, unless they behave well. Other examples include, reward systems, activity times, and punishments. The most consequential propaedeutic know was introduced by Dante in his Inferno. “Both damnation and blessedness, weal and woe, are not…

“Dante was an Italian poet and moral philosopher best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy...This poem, a great work of medieval literature and considered the greatest work of literature composed in Italian...”(Biography.com Editors). Dante is considered one of the greatest poets in the history of literature. His text, The Divine Comedy, was written at around 1300, yet is still being read by modern college students. This is a clear way to see that Dante’s work rivals that of Virgil and…

morality attract the adoration of many, namely Dante, infatuated with his logic. Dante selects Virgil as his guide through hell due to his adulation for Virgil, displayed through his consistent praising of Virgil’s insightful works as well as through the continuous referral to Virgil as his superior. Virgil defines the concept known as human reason in varying degrees, whether it be pure rationality or the notion of considering your surroundings; Dante bestowing him with the title of “Prince of…

Dantes Inferno Dante awakes and he has been moved to another stage in the levels of hell. A three headed dog named cerberus blocks the path of virgil and Dante but virgil pleases the dog and they are able to pass. They go into the circle of gluttonous. One of the people there recognizes Dante soul and he ask Dante if he recognizes him. Dantes does not and the guy respond his name is John he was a man with a political past. There were other people in the guy political past that has been set in…