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Archetypes. Canto I. Canto III. Canto V. Canto XXXIV. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Archetype exemplified by the she-wolf. Creature of the nightmare. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Archetypes Canto I Canto III Canto V CantoXXXIV
Archetype exemplified by theshe-wolf
Creature of the nightmare
Archetype exemplified by Dante’s traveling through Hell and emerging
back to Earth’s surface
Death and rebirth
Archetype exemplified by the final circle of Hell
Fire and ice
Archetype exemplified by the BOTH Dante and Dis –NOT DEVIL
FIGURE
outcast
Archetype exemplified by Beatrice
Platonic ideal
What does the straight road in the Woods of Error symbolize?
A. a pure spiritB. great wealth
C. being famous
A pure spirit
What does “Sleep” in the line “So drugged and loose with sleep had I
become” symbolize?
A. fatigueB. images of death
C. inattention to spiritual matters
Inattention to spiritual matters
Dante uses this as a symbol of wisdom and power in Canto I
The Sun
What is the theme of Canto I?
A. Human beings bring about their own downfall and punishment
B. Forgiveness is for those who admit their sins
C. Sins are only overcome by following a long and difficult path
Sins are only overcome by following a long and difficult path
What do the three raging beasts symbolize?
Sin
What is the punishment described in
Canto III?
They chase an elusive banner forever
This is Charon’s job
ferryman
Why does Charon rage at Dante?
Dante’s soul is still in Grace.
The human souls are compared to falling leaves because they
A. prove that nature is in HellB. indicate the poem’s earthly season
c. suggest decay and death
Suggests decay and death
What is the central idea of Canto III?
A. God’s goodness and mercy are infinite
b. punishment is the inescapable result of sin
Punishment is the inescapable result of sin
What does Canto V reveal about Dante’s attitude toward the souls
who give in to their passion?
A. They should be punished, but he has pity for them
B. They should not be punished
They should be punished, but he has pity for them
Whom does Dante show sympathy for in Canto V?
Paolo and Francesca
What began the love affair between Paolo and Francesca?
The story of Lancelot
What does Dante do after he hears the story of the two lovers in
Canto V?
He passes out
Which character acts like a judge in Canto V?
Minos
The sin that Judas, Brutus, and Cassius have comitted
treason
Which of Satan’s features depicts him as the personification of evil
Three hideous faces
What is the great irony of Satan’s condition?
The wind from his own beating wings freezes him in place.
Which line depicts Satan as a creature of limited power?
A. He wept from his six eyesB. Thus he kept three in eternal
pain at his eternal dinnerc.And this gross Fiend…is
pinched and packed in the ice-pack still
And this gross Fiend…is pinched and packed in the ice-pack still
Near the end of the Inferno, Virgil tells Dante, “Get up. Up on your
feet.” Why does he say this?
A. Dante is lazyB. Dante still has a long way to goC. Dante needs to stand up to face
Satan
Dante still has a long way to go.