Are the actions of Sodomy and Usury placed in the right circle? How do they parallel the "violent" circle 7? Would there have been a better location for these sinners?
How does the punishment relate to the action for the people who have committed Usury? Would you change that punishment?
In Canto XVI, Dante writes about three Florentine souls. Are these souls in any way related to Dante? Why does Dante bring Florentine politics into his hell again?
Are the actions of Sodomy and Usury placed in the right circle? How do they parallel the "violent" circle 7? Would there have been a better location for these sinners?
ReplyDeleteHow does the punishment relate to the action for the people who have committed Usury? Would you change that punishment?
In Canto XVI, Dante writes about three Florentine souls. Are these souls in any way related to Dante? Why does Dante bring Florentine politics into his hell again?
1) Who is Brunetto Latini and what's Dante's feelings towards him?
ReplyDelete2) What happens to Brunetto Latini if he stops running?
3) What is the main punishment in this third ring?
4) What is Geryon and why is it in the third circle?
5) On the purses of the usurers, what is the significance of the lion and the goose?