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The Inferno (Setting (Historical Background (La Divina Commedia was made…
The Inferno
Setting
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Scenes
Canto I/II- The Poet was lying in a forest and "fell asleep" (he really just died) and was met by a fellow poet named Virgil who he agreed to follow.
Canto III- The gate of hell leading to purgatory. Which is really bairn and spirits are forced to wander aimlessly and they don't often come in contact with other spirits
First Circle- people who weren't really bad but weren't baptized. They cannot speak and they hava a beast constantly watching them.
Second Circle- people are punished for carnal sins (sins of the flesh). The sinners are tossed about in dark skies endlessly by rash winds.
Third Ring- people are punished for their gluttony by being forced to lay in the mire whilst there is a terrible storm bashing down on them.
Fourth Circle- sinners are punished for their greed all are pushing heavy weights up a hill with their chest.
Fifth Circle- sinners are punished for wrathful actions. these people are drowning in the river styx and are climbing over one another to get air.
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Language
Dialog
This epic poem was written in 1308 so it is written in Shakespearean dialect more commonly known as Old English (translated)
every time that a character exchanged words with one another it had a very cryptic but beautiful flow to it.
Fig. Lang.
As far as the figurative language being used in my story I can't really say that there is a lot because Dante takes on a very literal writing style. However, the language used in this epic poem could be misconstrued as being filled with figurative language but really that's just how they spoke in that time.
Genre
Epic Poetry
Epic poetry- An epic poem is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily involving a time beyond living memory in which occurred the extraordinary doings of the extraordinary men and women who, in dealings with the gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the moral universe for their descendants, the poet and his audience, to understand themselves as a people or nation.
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Authors Purpose
According to Phillip Holland Dante's The Inferno is most definitely a social commentary. The sins in Dante's Hell correspond with the sins found in Catholicism and, in the book, one can see where every person has failed in their spiritual journey. Dante's journey through Hell is supposed to represent how man can look at the consequences of his sins and hopefully reject them in order to get closer to God.
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Characters
Main Characters:
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Side Characters
The Demons: In each ring there is a different demon sent to constrain the sinners and keep them within their own specific punishment.
Sinners: In most of the rings the poet is allowed to speak with one or even multiple sinners that occupy that specific compartment of the ring.