Canto 3 1. What is the meaning of the sign over the entrance to Hell, and who created the sign? “Through me the way into the suffering city, Through me the way to the eternal pain, Through me the way that runs among the lost. Justice urged on my high artificer; My maker was divine authority, The highest wisdom, and the primal love. Before me nothing but eternal things were made, And I endure eternally. Abandon every hope, ye who enter here.” (Longfellow 3.1-9) 2. The souls punished in the Inferno have “lost the good of intellect” (Inferno 3.18). What does that mean? 3. Which souls can be found in the Vestibule of Hell? What is a Vestibule, and why is the punishment of the souls found there appropriate? Canto 4 1. Which three classes of people are (or were) in Limbo? 2. Why are the virtuous souls in Limbo not found in Heaven? Do you agree? Disagree? Why? | Assignment 2:1. Re-read Canto 3 lines 43-63. Background Information: "Great Refusal" From among the cowardly fence-sitters, Dante singles out only the shade of one who made "the great refusal" (Inf. 3.60). In fact, he says that it was the sight of this one shade that confirmed for him the nature of all the souls in this region. The most likely candidate for this figure is Pope Celestine V. His refusal to perform the duties required of the pope (he abdicated five months after his election in July 1294) allowed Benedetto Caetani to become Pope Boniface VIII, the man who proved to be Dante's most reviled theological, political, and personal enemy. <http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/gate.html#great> 2. Read the Article Below: Having read Canto 3, the background, the article, and any other material you researched/were given, answer the following prompt: To what extent was Dante's decision to put Pope Celestine V in the Vestibule of Hell made out of malice, hatred, and anger for Pope Boniface VIII? Things to Think About:
*How to write a "To what extent" paragraph. *Length: minimum 2 paragraphs |
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