Dante's Inferno(circles 8-9)

What is circle 8 called?

Fraud

what are the evil ditches called

a malbolge

what is Bolgia 1 called? Their punishment?

Panderers and Seducers(pimps and prostitutes)

punishment: getting whipped by horned demons

Who is the main sinner in this Bolgia?

Jason

what is Bolgia 2 called? Their punishment?

Flatterers

punishment: floating in poop

what is Bolgia 3 called? Their punishment?

Simoniacs(people who buy their way into heaven)

punishment: being upside down in a baptismal font with their feet on fire

who is the main sinner in Bolgia 3?

Pope Nick III

what is Bolgia 4 called? Their punishment?

Fortune Tellers and Diviners(people who believe they can talk to spirits)

punishment: heads are on backwards while walking forward

who is the main sinner in Bolgia 4?

Tiresius

What is Bolgia 5 called? Their punishment?

grafters(people who take the money from fundraising and use it for their own gain)

punishment: floating in hot tar and if they try to come up demons use grappling hooks to bring them back in

What is the name for Cantos XXI and XXII and why?

These are called the gargoyle cantos because of how the demons are described

Why do Dante and Virgil have some trouble getting into Bolgia 6?

because the demon Malacoda says that the bridge is broken and that they have to use a alternate route

who takes them across the bridge?

Helleken and Grizzly

why couldn’t they get all the way to the end of the bridge?

because the demons got into a fight, so Virgil takes Dante the rest of the way

what is Bolgia 6 called? Their punishment?

Hypocrites

punishment: walking with leaden robes

who is the main sinner and how are they punished?

Caiaphas is there because he went against Jesus. His punishment is being crucified while people walk over him.

What is Bolgia 7 called? Their punishment?

Thieves

punishment: reptiles stab them and they turn into ashes(then the cycle repeats)

Who is the main sinner and what prophecy do they give?

Vanni Fucci, his prophecy is about the Black and White Ghelphs(a lot of people are going to die)

How many theives are in that one group?

5

what is Bolgia 8 called? Their punishment?

Evil Counselors(people who give bad advice for selfish reasons)

punishment: burning in flames

Who are the two people that are in a flame together and why?

Ulysses and Diomede are in a flame together because they led their crew to death on purpose

What is Bolgia 9 called? Their punishment?

Sowers of Discord(people who start fights between people)

punishment: being mutilated by demons with swords

what are the 3 types of discord and who’s in them?

religious- Mohammed

political(none)

Kinsmen- Betrond de Born

What is Bolgia 10 called? Their punishment?

Falsifiers

punishment: all senses are afflicted

who are the 3 types of falsifiers?

Alchemists- people who make potions(drugs)

evil impersonators- people who impersonate important people

counterfeiters- people who make fake money

What place do they enter before they get into circle 9? Who is there?

They enter the Central Pit of Malebolge and the giants live here

Who lowers Virgil and Dante into Circle 9?

Antaeus

What is circle 9 called? Their punishment overall?

Treachery

punishment: stuck inside of ice

what is Round 1 called? How deep are they in the ice?

Cania(treachery against kin)

up to the neck in the ice

What is Round 2 called? How deep are they in the ice?

Antenora(treachery against your country)

up to chin in the ice

What is round 3 called? How deep are they in the ice?

Ptolomea(treachery against guests/hosts)

only half of their face is exposed

What is round 4 called? How deep are they in the ice?

Judecca(treachery against masters)

whole body is inside the ice

who does Dante meet and what does he learn?

He meets someone from Florence who is still alive on Earth. He learns that he’s possessed by a demon.

How many heads does Satan have?

3 heads

why is circle 9 cold?

because of Satan’s wings flapping

How much is Satan’s body in the ice?

his whole upper body is out of the ice, his lower body is in the ice, his horse legs are below the ice

Who is in each mouth of Satan?

Brutus, Cassius, and Judas; they are being chewed on

How do Virgil and Dante get down to purgatory?

climbing down Satan’s body

what happens while they climb down?

the gravity shifts

what day is it by the time they get to purgatory?

Easter Sunday