Canto XI

Incontinence

1. Moral structure of sin and justice

Violence

2. Moral structure of sin and justice

Fraud

3. Moral structure of sin and justice

Incontinence

Less serious

Incontinence

Caused by a lack of self control

Incontinence

the person knows what is right, but fails to resist temptation

Weakness of will

Key idea of Incontinence

Lust, gluttony, greed, wrath

Examples of Incontinence

..it comes from human weakness, not deliberate harm

Incontinence is less serious because…

Violence

More serious

Violence

Involves intentional harm or force against others

Violence

Has three types

Against others

first type of violence

Against the self

Second type of violence

Violence against God/nature

Third type of violence

murder, physical harm

Examples of violence against others

suicide and squandering one’s possessions

Examples of violence against self

blasphemy

Examples of violence against God/nature

Use of force or destruction

Key idea of violence

..it involves direct damage and intention to harm

Violence is more serious because..

Fraud

Most serious

Fraud

Sins of deception and betrayal, where a person uses intelligence to harm others

Abuse of trust and reason

Key idea of fraud

Lying and cheating, corruption, hypocrisy, and betrayal (worst form of fraud)

Examples of fraud

..it involved malice and conscious misuse of human intellect, breaking trust

Fraud is the most serious because..

Trust

Foundation of human relationships

At the edge of the 7th circle of hell

Where does Canto XI take place?

Because the stench from the lower circles is so overwhelming

Why do the travelers stop?

The tomb of Pope Anastasius II

Where do the travelers shelter?

The overall structure of Hell

What does virgil explain to dante during the pause?

Road map of the lower circles

Canto XI serves as a..

The ethical philosophy of Aristotle

What is virgil’s explanation of hell based on?

Violence and fraud

What sins are more serious than sins of weakness and punished in the lower circles?

Because it misuses humanity’s unique gift or reason

Why is fraud considered evil?

Malebolge

The 8th circle is also known as..

Ordinary fraud

The 8th circle is for..

Treachery

The 9th circle is for..

It violates special bonds of trust

Treachery is the worst form of fraud because..

..fraud against strangers and fraud against those who have a special relationship with the sinner

Virgil distinguishes between..

..Prepare readers for the worse punishments in the second half of inferno

Dante uses this canto to..

Canto XI

one of the most important "instructional" cantos in Inferno

Limbo

1st circle

Lust

2nd circle

Gluttony

3rd circle

Greed

4th circle

Wrath

5th circle

Heresy

6th circle

Violence

7th circle

Fraud

8th circle

Treachery

9th circle