Inferno - Cantos 1-6

Canto 2

Journey to the underworld

who do we meet in canto 2

aeneas, paul, st lucy, mary, and beatrice

what is the inscription above the gates of hell?

divine might-father

supreme wisdom- son

primal love-holy spirit

what is divine might and where does it show up

canto 3 - god has power and authority to enact judgement to sin

where is supreme wisdom shown?

canto 3

contrapasso canto 3

- understanding of sin and the corruption sin wrecks on human nature

- Took no sides in life (blank banner)

Never felt strongly about anything in life, feeling the burning stings of insects in death

what is primal love and where is it shown?

canto 3

tolerance, acceptance, warm feleing

what is the classical understanding of love?

Movement of the soul toward an object

Good loves

Bad loves

to love something means to hate its corruption

what is the neutral cowards?

- hateful to god and god's enemies

- pope celestine v is among them who resigned, paving the way for Pope Boniface

- follow a white banner around forever

- stung by insects

what is the first river in canto 3?

acheron

what is the ferryman in canto 3

charon

how do the souls leave the boat

Scramble out of the boats, rushing to their punishments

It is a function of Divine Justice that fear turns into desire

These souls did not fear God

Why do the souls upon the Acheron seem eager to cross the river and descend into Hell?

driven by divine justice to cross into Hell, turning their fear into a strange, desperate eagerness. This combination of free choice and compulsion reveals that evil is a self-perpetuating, inescapable consequence of one's own action

what is the first cirlce called

limbo

what types of souls are in the first circle

unbaptized and virtuous pagans

what is the conditions of the souls in circle 1

"no hope, yet live in longing"

what does canto 4 recount

the Harrowing of Hell, the doctrine that during his three days in the tomb, Christ stormed the gates of Hell and rescued the virtuous souls (OT patriarchs, etc.) who died before Christ's redemptive work on the cross was done

who does Dante meet in circle 1

homer, ovid, lucan and horace, is welcomed because he is a fellow writer

what does dante see in circle 1

a castle and garden where the most honored pagans live

what sins does circle 2 have?

lack of self control, lust

what is the punishment in circle 2

blown about by endless violent winds

contrapasso of canto 5

blown about with no control, like they had no control over their lust

Who acts as judge over the damned?

- Minos

- How many times he wraps his tail around himself is what circle the sinner is condemned to

who does dante mean in circle 2

Francesca and her lover. They blame the story of Lancelot and Guinevere for their lack of self control.

what is francescas excuse for her sin

none can withstand Love's power

what is the sin in circle 3

gluttony

what is the punishment in circle 3

bombarded with endless rain; tormented by Cerberus

contrapasso of circle 3

pigsty conditions in life, guarded by Cerberus, the ultimate glutton

What political prophecy does Ciacco make?

Florence will experience more bloodshed

What does Dante learn about the fate of the souls?

"When a thing has more perfection, so much greater is its pain or pleasure"

what are the three appetites

Concupiscible - Simple Goods (like ice cream, fleshly desires)

Irascible - Arduous Goods (work to earn money, make ice cream; work)

Intellectual - Rational Goods (immaterial goods: Truth, Justice, Beauty, Goodness)

what are the three appetites twisted

- incontinence

- violence

- fraud