2.3.6 Study analyze how medium affects messages

1. Why is determining Dante's intent important?

2. What does literature do that is different from other types of writing?

3. Describe some details from Dante's political life that are mentioned in the Inferno.

4. Besides his decision about which individuals are condemned to hell, what other clues from the Inferno reveal something about Dante's personality and outlook?

5. What does an author's choice of medium have to do with his or her purpose?

6. Given that interpreting literature is always just a matter of opinion, why do literary critics have to support their points?