Most recent public comments by Lillian K. Tillery https://nowcomment.com/users/128239 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2929560 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2929560 In Dante’s journey through the Inferno he has had to come to terms with many sin’s he’s committed, and does not agree with. Afterall Dante is human and is consumed with worldly desires, but he also wants to live out his eternal life in glory. Dante had to see for himself what would happen if he let his worldly desires consume him and what would happen in his afterlife if it did. Dante’s perspective of good is that evil should be punished and good be rewarded. He also believes that some sinners that sinned on accident are good even though they are still in hell. Dante himself struggles with many sins including lust and pride. As Dante travails deeper into the inferno he begins to understand and also represent evil, as he sees how each sin and punishment go hand and hand as it takes place throughout the nine circles. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:56:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2929467 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2929467 Hi Angel, if I had to pick one circle to be in I would definitely choose the first one, limbo. Since the levels and punishments in the nine circles get worse as the circles get deeper. I would want to be as far away as I can from the ninth circle. I know most people think hell is a lake of fire that causes eternal torment, but the way you said Dante describes it is the complete opposite. I would rather just be stuck in limbo not being tortured, then be in any of the other circles where i would not only be stuck but also tourtered for eternity. I agree with the way you express the symbolism between each sin and punishment. I especially agree with the symbolism about the fifth circle. How the anger of the souls in their past life is now turned into what they despise so they will not fight anymore. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:35:03 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2926568 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2926568 Inferno Discussion Lillian Tillery South Plains College ENGLISH-2332-World Literature Mrs. Escamilla Oct 14, 2022 Select three circles (or sublevels) of Inferno and explain how the Punishment fits the sin. There are nine circles of hell, the further the levels go down the worse the sin is and punishment will be. The circles start off with a person who doesn’t accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior, then there's lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. I will only be talking about greed, wrath, and lust. With Greed, there are two types of greedful people: the Hordes and the wasters. Both sinners are mobs with the weight of boulders, they collide with each other then separate and do it again for eternity. The hoarders and wasters only thought about their worldly things and nothing else, including God. They also cared nothing of the expenses only that they got their worldly items. The sinners' drive for fortune in their lifetime symbolizes the way they have to fight each other in the fourth circle. In the fifth circle of hell the punishments of Wrath are held. The fifth circle is considered the “ Marsh of Styx”, it’s like a toxic river for the sinners to be immersed into. It is also the last upper circle of the nine circles of hell. The angry sinners fight each other on the surface of the river because of the anger they held from their lifetime. The souls of the second circle are tormented by great winds, a hurricane that sweeps the soul off of a dark ledge. “I came to a place stripped bare of every light and roaring on the naked dark like seas wracked by a war of winds.’’(Canto 5, P949, L28-30))In the lifetimes of the souls of the second circle they were supposed to avoid their desires and not give into them but because they gave in, their punishment is to be swept away and tempted by their worldly desires for eternity. The Odyssey and Inferno are two very different stories but in ways they have some similarities. For example, both stories are based on the love of Odysseus and Dante’s partners. Beatrice, Dante’s partner, loved him so much that when he left on his journey she made sure Virgil went with him so if Dante died he and Beatrice would be reunited in heaven. “ For I am Beatrice who sent you on; I come from where I most long return; Love prompted me that love which makes me speak.”(Canto 2, L70-72)When Odysseus left Penelope for the war and he didn't come back for twenty years, Penelope stayed loyal to him even though she was tempted by many suitors when he was gone. Both the main characters went on journeys that changed their lives forever. In the beginning of the odyssey, Odysseus was not a good person but on his journey to the war, and getting stuck on Ogygia, his perspective of life changed for the better. Dante didn't believe in God and wanted to see for himself what would happen if he were to ignore him and sin. On Dante's journey he saw the truth of the nine circles of hell and he changed his life so he could live his eternity in heaven. Both Odysseus and Dante have great struggles to get home after their journeys. Odysseus struggles with getting trapped and punished by the gods, while Dante struggles with being either good or evil or being sentenced to purgatory. How were the levels of the circles of hell chosen? The Divine Comedy: Inferno The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vols. A, B, and C. Author: Dante Alighieri Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:42:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2920608 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2920608 Medea wanted Hecate to help her complete her mission in getting revenge on Jason. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:43:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2920606 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2920606 I believe Jason had more reasons for leaving Medea than just to secure economic prosperity. His speech towards Medea shows his hatred is very strong even before he found out what she had done to their sons. Even though Medea ended up killing their sons, I think Jason is not justified leaving Medea for another woman, because he did it before anything was wrong with their family. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:37:30 -0400