Most recent public comments by student Kayleigh Boggs https://nowcomment.com/users/128164 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2928508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2928508 I find the sixth circle intriguing as well, I think that the tombs may stand for more than just what meets the eye, same with the trees in the seventh circle. The Eighth circle was very well expanded upon and brought me to a better understanding of what that circle means and the punishment that is held within. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:08:07 +0200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2928504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2928504 Virgil's presence was vital to Dante's journey through hell because Virgil being there for Dante helping him decipher between right and wrong when it comes to the Nine levels of hell. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:59:13 +0200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2926138 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2926138 Three circles and how the punishments fit the sins. The first circle of hell is called limbo, this is where people who do not accept Jesus Christ into their hearts are held. The poem states "They sinned not; yet their merit lacked its chiefest fulfillment, lacking baptism, which is the gateway to the faith which thou believest; or, living before Christendom, their knees Paid not alright those tributes that belong to God; I myself am one of those." (Cuanto 4) This means that even if these people lived a righteous life they were yet to accept Jesus Christ into their hearts. These people are not punished in an active sense, but they grieve about their separation from God, with no hopes for reconciliation. This fits along with the sin because even though you have not committed sin, you still are yet to let Jesus impact your life. The next circle I want to talk about is the Third Circle this is called gluttony those with insatiable appetites are trapped in a freezing slush and are guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus. They are punished by not being able to stand, along with having the slushy waters cover their body in their entirety as they lie there. The slushy rain symbolizes personal destruction and the inability to stop eating. This fits the sin perfectly because when they were live humans all they wanted to do was eat or have excessive greed, now they realize it is not everything these people thought it would be. The final circle I would like to talk about is the Ninth Circle and it is treachery. This circle is composed up of a lake called Cocytus. The sinners placed here are submerged in ice with only their heads sticking out of the water. Lucifer is the Prince of Hell and he happens to have three mouths wich all contain a sinner. The poem states “ Each mouth devoured a sinner clenched within, Frayed by the fangs like flax beneath a break; Three at a time he tortured them for sin.” (Cuanto 34). This punishment fits this act of sin because treachery means to betray someone's trust, when your heart is cold enough to hurt someone by betraying their trust it shall stay frozen for eternity. Comparing the Odyssey to Inferno, both of these poems show similarities in the struggles of Odysseus and Dante. These men are both struggling to get back to the woman they love. Odysseus is on his way back to his wife and son after the trojan war and he faces many adversities on his journey. Dante struggles with good and evil, he explores deep into the Christian hell and heaven in order to learn to love again. Both of these men were also heroic figures in both of their poems. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 02:49:33 +0200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2917931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2917931 I think that you hit this compare and contrast right on the head, I think this because both main characters in both stories ended up in the same predicament and they both lost someone because of their selfish decisions. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:15:59 +0200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2917928 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2917928 I think that Jason leaving his wife is wrong, but I can understand why he did. He was garunteeing his sons what he thought at the time was a success. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:11:59 +0200