Literary Approaches

Question 1

First circle of hell

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Died before baptism/unbaptized(SIN)
Suffer harm through living in desire. The spirits are confined in limbo

Question 2

Second circle of hell

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Lust(SIN)
Constanty moving in a circle or curve in the air without stopping

Question 3

Third circle of hell

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Gluttony(SIN)
Lie deep in the mud, under a constant fall of snow and stagnant water

Question 4

Fourth circle of hell

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Avarice/Greedy(SIN)
Push weights of gold for eternity while being tormented by demons

Question 5

Fifth circle of hell

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Anger/Wrath(SIN)
The souls lie on the mud and watched over by demons

Question 6

Sixth circle of hell

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Heresy(SIN)
The souls are placed in burning coffins, with Medusa present

Question 7

Seventh circle of hell

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Violence, murder, suicide(SIN)
The souls lie in a river of blood and are shot by arrow from other demons

Question 8

Eighth circle of hell

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Fraud(SIN)
The souls are tortured and torn by demon

Question 9

Ninth circle of hell

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Betrayal/Traitor(SIN)
The souls are submerged underwater with ice

Question 10

-A way of talking about literature
-The lens through which we like to examine literature

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Literary criticism

Question 11

Is an intensive academic work that scrutinizes and assess the work of literature. It is governed by different perspectives depending on the focal points the critic wanted to delve into

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Literary criticism

Question 12

Different kinds of literary criticism

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-Moralist approach
-Marxist approach
-Readers response
-Feminism approach
-Formalist approach
-Historical approach

Question 13

-This approach is centered on the relationship and interconnectivity of elements that comprise the literary work, like unity in theme, character, style, symbolism and tone and plot
-This approach believes that studying these elements is the most significant way to find meaning about the text

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Formalist approach

Question 14

-This approach how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works.
-This approach highlights her being called woman-everything about her. In a literary work, how she is being portrayed - her emotions, desires, aspirations. Also here role and characterization as reflected in the story including here sexuality, responsibility, and capability

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Feminism approach

Question 15

-This approach attempts to describe what happened in the reader’s mind after reading a literary piece
-This also acknowledge that different readers come to a text with different background that will affect their interpretation
-It examine the readers reaction and though after reading the text

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Readers response -approach

Question 16

-This approach cascades from the economic theory of Karl Max - class conflict and distinction. The critic will investigate how economic gap resulted to struggles among classes and races
-It recognizes that literature as reflection of environment , social structure, power, politics, agency

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Marxist approach

Question 17

-This approach will assess the moral/intellectual perspective, whether the work conveys a lesson or message and whether it can help readers lead better lives and improve their understanding of the world

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Moralist approach

Question 18

-This approach will explore the setting specifically the time when the literary work was written. It will assess how the author created a picture of what were going on during that era and how these influenced the characters and the plot of the story
-It involves the understanding of historical and cultural conditions that influence the production of literary work

Answer 18

Historical approach