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Thursday, 21 February 2013

Where do you fit in hell?/ Hell's Structure in Dante's Inferno


As mentioned in the previous post my English class is currently going through the Cantos of Dante's Inferno. We received our discussion questions last week and one of them asks what circle of hell would you be in based on Dante's structure, most of the class admited to limbo, a few said they would be with the heretics, one said lust. When it came to me (one of the presenters today) I said I would end up in either the lower eighth or upper ninth circle. The class was shocked, honestly I'm not going to lie to lessen my punishment I know I've done wrong.
The eighth circle is for common fraud,i would fit into the lower part where there its a pouch for divisiveness, however in the upper rings of the ninth circle there is a ring for betrayal of a political party/treason in a group.
I have done essentially both of these things. I admit to forming coups to take control of a group as well as politics to control the sway of things.
Ace trends to disagree with it, he says more the last circle of 8 or the first circle of 9 specifically. If you in literal terms had to be placed in a circle of Dante's structure where would you rank yourself? Where would others rank you?
(Ace i ranked with heretics he says circle 5 wrath and sullenness fits him better)
Map of Dantes Hell

5 comments:

  1. I am either in the 2nd circle Lust
    Or 8th Fraud.... how do they split the ifference ? lol

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  2. The motives behind the sin, like if you kill yourself because of love you would be in the lust circle not suicide.

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