Dante Flashcards
(42 cards)
circle 1
limbo
vestibule
neutrals/so-sos
circle 2
the lustful
allegory
symbol
symbolic retribution
gods revenge
Virgil
writer of the Aeneid
Aeneid and Aeneas…
came from dark paths
3 main divisions
lack of control
violence
betrayal
why did he write an epic
because all great people wrote epics
what did Dante write in
Italian– so lower class could read it (popular)
Beatrice
dantes lost love
where is Dante from
Florence
Ptolemaic universe
9 rings of planets
God is 10
hell is cold (far from God)
named after Ptolemy
empyrean
10th layer of the universe (heaven)
where are babies
limbo
Minos
wraps tail around people and flings them into hell
was punished for not giving gods the bull (wife is attracted to Bulls)
when was inferno written
1300
Acheron
inside gates. dead people pay to cross this river
Charon
man you pay to cross the river into hell
symbolic retribution
punishment in hell that correlates to your sins on earth
good Pagan
born before jesus (limbo)
Plato Aristotle homor Cesar
Paolo and Francesca
lust. punishment is spinning in a whirlwind
neutrals in vestibule punishment
chasing a flag around and getting stung by bees
3rd circle
gluttonous