Dante doesn't see the wild and bitter wind, he feels it. When he hides behind Virgil, he's trying to hide behind human reason, which is the only "wind break". He is afraid of the last circle of hell, and he describes it as cold and icy. I think the shell represents sin, and satan hides in the cold core of the frozen shell.
Unfortunately, our book only includes a few sections of Dante's Inferno, so we will be using our books and online resources to explore the depths of his allegory.
Our goal is to collect remnants of the Inferno and your own comments and display them on this blog.
What are you supposed to do?
Use the virtual tour link to explore each section. Begin with the Dark Wood, then the Vestibule, and then the circles. Read the given information for each location. For each location, you should find something that you want to comment on or question.
An excellent comment has two characteristics: 1. It should include either a quote from the text (found either in your book or online) or a definition or researched fact that helps you understand the reading. 2. You must also include your thoughts or reaction to the remnant you use.
Once you make you comment, respond to someone else's.
Then move to the next section.
All in all, you should have at least 2 comments for each post.
4 comments:
He describes it as a wild and bitter wind. It is freezing cold and the pople look like ice sticks.
This final circle of hell is reserved for those people who denied God's love and warmth, so they are fated to forever remain in coldness.
These people are stuck in ice because they showed no love or warmth at any point of their life, so now they are frozen for eternity.
Dante doesn't see the wild and bitter wind, he feels it. When he hides behind Virgil, he's trying to hide behind human reason, which is the only "wind break". He is afraid of the last circle of hell, and he describes it as cold and icy. I think the shell represents sin, and satan hides in the cold core of the frozen shell.
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