Roadmap through Dante's Inferno

Dante awakens where in canto one?

The wood. He tries to ascend to the mountain, but he is blocked by three beasts

In canto one when Dante tries to ascend the mountain, but he is blocked by 3 beasts. What are they?

Leopard,lion, and shewolf

what does the leopard represent

fraud

what does the lion represent

violence

what does the shewolf represent

incontinence

Who does Dante’s guide, Virgil represent what?

human wisdom

Once dante reaches heaven who is he guided by?

Beatrice

what does beatrice represent

love

why must Dante use “another way” Why cant he ascend the Mount directly from the Dark Wood?

the path up the mountain (the "straight way") is blocked by three beasts representing sins that prevent direct ascent from his state of spiritual confusion

Who are the two others Dante mentions as going before him through hell, and what is their signifance

Dante mentions Aeneas and St. Paul as the two figures who have journeyed through the afterlife before him. Their significance lies in representing a blend of classical and Christian precedent for his journey, with Aeneas's underworld trip coming from the ancient epic poem, the Aeneid, and St. Paul's journey being a Christian example. 

• Aeneas:

  The hero of Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas journeyed to the underworld to seek counsel from his deceased father. His significance is as a classical hero whose journey provides the basis for the classical tradition of a descent into the underworld. 

• St. Paul:

  The Apostle Paul is mentioned as having been to the third circle of Heaven. His significance is as a Christian figure who experienced a divine vision, establishing a Christian precedent for a journey into the afterlife. 

In canto 3 Dante and Virgil first pass through hell which means what?

abandon every hope

Punishment in Canto 3

neutral angels

punishment in canto 3

neutral punishment meaning darkness,fire,and frost

contrapasso

antithtesis because in life tget didnt feel passion for living

first barrier/first river

acheron