Characters Flashcards
Orgoglio
- giant (3 men tall)
- mother: Gaia/Earth
- father: Aeolus/wind
- puffed up w/ pride, especially in his parentage
- presumption: different kind of pride from Lucifera
- defeats RC easily b/c RC is out of armor & drank from fountain
Arthur
-pinnacle of knighthood
-brave
-Christ-like: historically, he will return when Britain needs him most
=rescues RC from pit & breaks door: Harrowing of Hell
-does things for others, not fame
-Armor
=made by Merlin
=super shiny: reflecting light
=shield stuns Orgoglio & Beast
+shines God’s light into darkness
Ignaro
-“ignorance”
-foster father of Org.
-Ignorance fosters presumption
head is 180 on body
-old man: keys
=unhelpful clergy
Terwin & Trevisan
Despayre tricks Terwin into committing suicide, but Trevisan gets away
Despayre
-justice: die if you don’t deserve life
-analogy: “you want to go to heaven, i’ll help you get there faster”
-longer you live, more time to sin
-death is rest
-“if everything that happens is God’s will, then so is your suicide”
-brings up RC’s sins
-shows RC a picture of hell
=plays on RC’s guilt
Caelia
queen of House of Holiness
Charissa
- just had a baby & has lots of other babies
- wears a crown
- wearing yellow
- hates lustful love
- 2 turtledoves
Fidelia
-dressed in white
-holding a golden cup
=serpent
=wine & water
-bloody book
Speranza
- dressed in blue
- silver anchor
- not very cheerful
- eyes always looking up
Mercy
- takes RC to the hospital to meet the 7 Bead-Men
- also takes RC to see Comtemplation
Contemplation
- hermit
- shows RC Hierusalem
7 Bead-Men
stand for corporal works of mercy:
- shelter homeless
- feed hungry
- clothe naked
- release captive
- care for sick
- bury dead
- care for orphans & widows
All doctors
Fidelia & Speranza -Patience:treats RC(inward corruption & sin) -RC put in dark place, sackcloth & ashes, fasts -Amendment: plucks out RC's sin -Penaunce: whips RC as reparation -Remorse: make RC bleed -Repentance: washes away RC's sins Charissa
Dragon
Satan/sin
