ENGLISH WEEK 5 - THE DIVINE COMEDY Flashcards
He is best known for the monumental epic poem La
commedia, later named La divina commedia (The
Divine Comedy).
Dante Alighieri
the Divine Comedy is composed of _ lines
14,233
was finished after 13 years in
1321
it was divided into _ canticas
3
is a work that deals with explaining the beliefs of an ordered universe.
Comedy
wife of Dante
Beatrice
was sent to help Dante by Beatrice, his beloved.
Virgil
consists not of sinners,
but people who are not baptized; either they lived before Christ when baptism had not yet spread, or they never got baptized.
Limbo
holds people who were lustful throughout their lives. They are punished by strong winds blown over them
Lust
found in the entrance of the 2nd circle of hell
Minos
In the third circle of Hell, Dante and Virgil encounter souls whose sin is gluttony. A worm-monster, Cerberus, watches over them. They are punished with icy, slushy
rain that pours all over them without stopping.
Gluttony
The fourth circle of Dante’s Inferno is guarded by Pluto, a Roman god of the underworld who is also
regarded as the god of wealth. Their punishment is to push a boulder up a mountain,
Greed
In this circle of hell, Dante and Virgil encounter people who are guilty of wrath and fury. Those found guilty of being angry
and impatient are immersed in the river Styx
Anger
The sixth circle of Inferno is for heretics –
people who have contrary opinions to Christian
beliefs. There, they lie in tombs that burn them alive.
Heresy
The passage to the seventh circle is
blocked by a Minotaur—half-man,
half-bull. Virgil insults him, and the
minotaur bursts into a violent outrage
Violence
a centaur who carries the
protagonist through the first ring. In this circle, they see a forest inhabited by harpies – mythological creatures with birds’ bodies and womens’ heads.
Nessus
Monster of the Fraud who helps Dante and Virgil get to the eighth ring
Geryon
This circle is divided up into ten Bolgias – ditches with bridges between them, that are placed around a circular well. Malacoda is the leader who guards the entrance to the eighth circle of Hell.
Fraud
This circle is made up of a lake – Cocytus. The sinners here are submerged in ice, only their heads stick out.
Treachery
helped Dante and carried him
straight to the gates of Purgatory.
St. Lucia
They correspond to the seven
deadly sins.
7 Ps
first terrace, Dante and Virgil
see penitents carry heavy weights up the mountain of humility to cure them of their ___.
Pride
second terrace, The envious
penitents there are treated by having their eyelids sewn
shut with iron wire.
Envy
third terrace, The penitents
here are treated with black smoke that gets into their eyes
and makes them blind.
Wrath
fourth terrace, They are punished by running without stopping, or any rest.
Slothful
fifth terrace, The punished are tied by their feet and arms, face down on the ground. In order to rid themselves of these sins, they must shout examples of poverty and generosity.
Avarice
sixth terrace, penitents
clean their souls by experiencing extreme hunger and
thirst.
Gluttony
seventh and last terrace, where
the penitents walk in flames and shout out examples of chastity.
Lust
A woman named ___ washes them off in the
river Lethe when Dante falls asleep.
Matilda
Matilda submerges Dante in the river ___
Eunoe
first sphere of Paradiso, the __ is the home for souls that broke their vows. Their words lacked
in courage and cannot be trusted.
Moon
second sphere, This sphere is situated too close to the sun, it represents those who did good deeds for fame and glory.
Mercury
third sphere, There, Dante encounters Charles Martel of Anjou. He talks to Dante about the
importance of societal diversity and improving its function by the inclusion of people with different
backgrounds.
Venus
fourth sphere, There, St. Thomas, along with another eleven souls, explain to Dante the importance of not judging hastily and being
aware of prudence.
Sun
fifth sphere, It has to do with warriors who died for their faith and God.
Mars
sixth sphere, It is a
place of kings who display justice.
Jupiter
seventh sphere, It is dedicated to those who live by temperance and pray vigorously all their lives.
Saturn
eighth sphere, Here, Dante and Beatrice find the Virgin Mary and other Biblical characters, such as Adam, John, Peter, and James. They explain to Dante the complexities of Heaven and Eden.
Fixed Stars
ninth and final sphere, It is controlled by God specifically and therefore affects all the lower spheres accordingly. It is the
place where angels live.
Premium Mobile
After his journey has ended, Dante
realizes that God’s love ____.
God’s love is eternal
