Within the divine comedy The Inferno, the choice of Virgil as Dante’s guide through the perilous depths of Hell is a deliberate one powered by his omniscient knowledge, steadfast protection, and complete loyalty; these qualities that protect Dante in the planes of Hell are also the qualities that guided life during this time. As Virgil guides Dante a parallelism between the reader's life and Dante’s journey is apparent in how they should live their lives. The reader sees this as Dante is proceeding
darkness”. Apophis was a reptile living in the water. This God was the most dominant of all the evil Gods and demons, which was symbolized as a serpent. It was the extreme opponent of the God Re. Greek culture is not an exception of the serpent symbolism. The serpent was a symbol used, for example the one and only caduceus of Asklepios, who was the god of healing and medicine. Asclepius became extremely popular and various temples were created in all Greece. A vast number of people spent nights in
True Meanings (An Examination of the Uses of Allegory in Dante’s Inferno) An allegory is a story or poem that on one level is entertaining to read, enjoyable, but on another level has significance, a moral message. There have been many great works of art throughout the history of the human race that use this valuable tool. When Christ used it to tell messages it was called parables. We use it in everyday conversation to help convey our meaning and express our opinions. In the poem the Inferno by
The White Witch or “Queen of Narnia”, in Edmund’s eyes, does not appear as ‘“…[someone with] no love relationship and no progeny, and Medusa-like, [turning] living beings into stone”’ (Filmer 44 qtd. Persson 6). The witch appeared to be sweet to him by “[asking] if he would like something to eat and Edmund request Turkish Delight (which she magically produces)” (Gleghorn 3). The White
at what he is seeing, Dante asks questions helping him to understand what sins have caused men to receive punishments in hell. Virgil not only answers his questions, but also protects Dante from those who are watching over the wicked souls such as Medusa, Charon and the centaurs. He also gives needed instruction and enlightenment, such as in cantos seven when he instructs Dante regarding why men are hurling rocks at each other, or forced to participate in full body fisticuffs. Each time Virgil instructs
Graeson Fee AP Literature Foster Templates 7/27/15 Chapter #1 1. Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) 3. The minor idea of this chapter is that in literature a quest is structured with five main components. The five parts of a quest are (a) a quester; (b) a place to go; (c) a stated reason to go there (d) challenges and trails en route; and (e) a real reason to go there, which as Foster explains as the main idea of the chapter is almost always self-knowledge. This concept is an important