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When did Dante live? - ✔✔1265-1321 (barely in middle ages)
Where was Dante born? - ✔✔Florence
What political turmoil was occurring during Dante's life in Florence? - ✔✔argument between Holy
Roman Emperor and Pope about separation between church and state
Why was Dante exiled? - ✔✔because he did not support the party that won the argument
When Dante wrote the divine comedy, How did he determine where people would be placed in Hell? -
✔✔the people who had a direct hand in his exile were lower in Hell
What is the Divine comedy about? - ✔✔an allegory about a man's search for salvation (dante) while on a
journey through sin, the recognition of sin, and salvation
What is an allegory? - ✔✔the discussion of one subject by disguising it as another; there must be some
similarity between the two
What two levels may an allegory be read on? - ✔✔literally and symbolically
In English literature what is a comedy? in this case? - ✔✔a story that has a happy ending, dante is saved
What does Divine represent? - ✔✔reflects respect it was given or perhaps its religious subject
When does Dante's journey begin and end? - ✔✔Good friday he enters Hell and by easter sunday he has
reached Heaven
, What are the ways the Divine Comedy revolves around the #3? - ✔✔Dante's journey is three days, the
story is in 3 parts, each part has 33 cantos, and it is written in 3 line verses
What are the names of the three parts of the divine comedy? - ✔✔Inferno, Purgatoria, and Paradiso
If there are 33 cantos per part why are there a total of 100 cantos? - ✔✔there is one at the beginning
that acts as an intro and is the only one on earth
What are the three line verses called? - ✔✔terza rima
What happens in the Inferno? - ✔✔Dante is lost in a forest and seeks salvation. he meets many sinners
and sees their punishments
Who is Dante's guide in the inferno? - ✔✔Virgil
the intro of the divine comedy as an allegory illustrates what literally and symbolically? - ✔✔literal: just a
story and symbolic: salvation
When Dante is lost what does this represent? - ✔✔spiritually lost and the path to salvation and morals
The dark woods that Dante is in represents what symbolically? - ✔✔dark=evil and light=goodness and
the woods are a lack of direction and civilization
When Dante is alone what does this represent? - ✔✔his life without God
Why does Dante want to climb the hill? - ✔✔recognizes that he needs to rise above sin and wants
salvation
What does the little hill represent? - ✔✔physical (direction) and spiritual (understanding gods way)
safety
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When did Dante live? - ✔✔1265-1321 (barely in middle ages)
Where was Dante born? - ✔✔Florence
What political turmoil was occurring during Dante's life in Florence? - ✔✔argument between Holy
Roman Emperor and Pope about separation between church and state
Why was Dante exiled? - ✔✔because he did not support the party that won the argument
When Dante wrote the divine comedy, How did he determine where people would be placed in Hell? -
✔✔the people who had a direct hand in his exile were lower in Hell
What is the Divine comedy about? - ✔✔an allegory about a man's search for salvation (dante) while on a
journey through sin, the recognition of sin, and salvation
What is an allegory? - ✔✔the discussion of one subject by disguising it as another; there must be some
similarity between the two
What two levels may an allegory be read on? - ✔✔literally and symbolically
In English literature what is a comedy? in this case? - ✔✔a story that has a happy ending, dante is saved
What does Divine represent? - ✔✔reflects respect it was given or perhaps its religious subject
When does Dante's journey begin and end? - ✔✔Good friday he enters Hell and by easter sunday he has
reached Heaven
, What are the ways the Divine Comedy revolves around the #3? - ✔✔Dante's journey is three days, the
story is in 3 parts, each part has 33 cantos, and it is written in 3 line verses
What are the names of the three parts of the divine comedy? - ✔✔Inferno, Purgatoria, and Paradiso
If there are 33 cantos per part why are there a total of 100 cantos? - ✔✔there is one at the beginning
that acts as an intro and is the only one on earth
What are the three line verses called? - ✔✔terza rima
What happens in the Inferno? - ✔✔Dante is lost in a forest and seeks salvation. he meets many sinners
and sees their punishments
Who is Dante's guide in the inferno? - ✔✔Virgil
the intro of the divine comedy as an allegory illustrates what literally and symbolically? - ✔✔literal: just a
story and symbolic: salvation
When Dante is lost what does this represent? - ✔✔spiritually lost and the path to salvation and morals
The dark woods that Dante is in represents what symbolically? - ✔✔dark=evil and light=goodness and
the woods are a lack of direction and civilization
When Dante is alone what does this represent? - ✔✔his life without God
Why does Dante want to climb the hill? - ✔✔recognizes that he needs to rise above sin and wants
salvation
What does the little hill represent? - ✔✔physical (direction) and spiritual (understanding gods way)
safety
