Dante’s Inferno By: Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri

Lived (56 years) Arranged to marry at 12 years old Fell in love with Beatrice Politician then writer

The Poem contains 100 ( the perfect number ) cantos or chapters and nine levels of hell Dante is exiled from Florence, but he believes the city ROME is the most important.

Abandon all Hope.. Inferno (Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy.ItalianHell Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval concept of Hell,allegorymedievalHell He is guided by the Roman poet Virgil who represents REASON.RomanVirgil

What do you imagine hell to be like? Can you imagine a hellish journey on earth?

Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God. The Inferno describes the recognition and rejection of sin.

Numbers………. Tercets : – Three line stanzas and use a rhyming scheme called terza rima The number 3 is important because it relates to the Christian Trinity

The poem is divided into 3 parts: 1 = Inferno; punishment of sin 2 = Purgatory; hope for salvation 3 = Pardiso; love of the Holy Spirit or heaven, where Beatrice resides; she represents love and faith and aides Dante to the 9 th circle 1 = Inferno; punishment of sin 2 = Purgatory; hope for salvation 3 = Pardiso; love of the Holy Spirit or heaven, where Beatrice resides; she represents love and faith and aides Dante to the 9 th circle Virgil died before Christ was born, therefore, he lives with eternal longing but without hope,

Three beasts (a lion, a leopard, and a she- wolf) he cannot escapelionleopardshe- wolf

The inscription above the entrance of hell reads…….. Beyond here lies eternal pain Justice demanded the making of hell The gates are unlocked on “Judgment day” ABANDON ALL HOPE WHO ENTER HERE

First circle (Limbo) In Limbo reside the unbaptized and the virtuous pagans, who, though not sinful, did not accept Christ or who lived before Christ. unbaptized virtuous pagans

Second circle (lust) Minos rows everyone across a river….. Sensual love. Lusting inappropriately *Francesca and Paolo are murdered lovers.

Third circle (gluttony) Overindulgence on food, drink, and other kinds of addiction.

Fourth circle (greed) Hoarding possessions. Keeping everything for yourself.

Fifth circle (anger) Fighting Rage! Animosity Violence Fighting Rage! Animosity Violence

Sixth circle (heresy) Any opinion or belief that opposes a widely believed theory. “I don’t believe in pigeons.”

Seventh circle (violence) Against people, property, self, or God

Eighth Circle - Fraud Seducers/flatters Sorcerers Hypocrites Thieves Imposters

Ninth Circle – Treachery & Treason Cain – traitors to blood relatives Antenora – traitors to country Ptolomea – traitors to guests Judecca – traitors to masters Cocytus: Frozen lake made of the tears of the sins of humanity.

STOP

Lucifer/Satan

Dante views Hell as a frozen place Lucifer has the following: great wings, three faces, a giant body Lucifer “chews” on Brutus, Judas, Cassius

Vocabulary – use both sheets and.. People to Remember : – Charon: ferries souls across river – Ruggieri: tortured Ugolin and sons – Minos: positioned sinners in hell – Friar Alberigo: murdered his brother and son People to Remember : – Charon: ferries souls across river – Ruggieri: tortured Ugolin and sons – Minos: positioned sinners in hell – Friar Alberigo: murdered his brother and son Places to Remember: Places to Remember: – Acheron: a river – Caina: Level 2 – Opportunist: vestible Places to Remember: Places to Remember: – Acheron: a river – Caina: Level 2 – Opportunist: vestible