Dante's Inferno

BACKGROUND INFO:Dante's Inferno

• Author: Dante Alighieri
• Protagonist: Dante
• Antagonist: None (or Hell)
• Characters: Dante, Virgil, Helen, Brutus, Cassius, Lucifer, etc.

Background Info (continued)

• Theme: Love, compassion, and forgiveness
• Setting: Hell

Plot Summary

• Dante meets Virgil in the woods and he guides him through Hell
• There are nine circles of Hell that they travel through
• Dante is looking for some kind of paradise and his love, Beatrice
• He sees historical figures in Hell
• He leaves on Easter Sunday when he meets Jesus 

In "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl", Captian Jack Sparrow references the 9th circle of Hell when speaking to Barbossa's cursed
pirates.

Relation/Importance to Dante's Inferno

• It is important because...
• It shows that Jack is thinking about his consequences
• It relates to Dante's Inferno...
• Circle 9 is where traitors live like Brutus and Cassius  
• The cursed pirate betrayed Barbossa and will go to circle 9

In "How I Met Your Mother", season 5:episode 22, Ted Mosby, recites part of the Devine Comedy.

Importance/Relation to Dante's Inferno

• It is important because…
• It shows Dante's Inferno is still used in pop culture today.
• It relates to Dante's Inferno because…
• It is the same quote used in the Divine Comedy

House of Fame

House of Fame

• Written by: Geoffery Chaucer
• Protagonist: Geoffery Chaucer (the poet)
• Antagonist: also himself (Man vs. Man)
• Characters: Eagle, Fame, Unnamed man, Geoffery

House of Fame

• Theme: Trustworthiness
• Setting: A glass temple

Plot Summary

• Geoffrey wakes up in a dream
• He is surrounded by images of the famous and thier deeds
• He meditates on the nature and trustworthiness of the recorded renown
• This allows him to report how much truth there is and what can be told in
• -in the lives of the famous

Relation/Importance to Dante's Inferno

• It is important because…
• It refers to various personalities like in Dante's Inferno
• And is suggested as a parody of the Divine Comedy 
• It relates to Dante's Inferno because...
• Both characters come across historical figures and both have a mentor

Opinion- YES!

• It shows the importance of classic work
• Teaches students to read various styles of literature
• Can teach life lessons
• Historical literature expands our knowledge of the past

It is assumed that literacy rates would decrease due to the lack of reading; therefore, historical text should not be modernized

Works Cited

• Scartazzini, G. A. "On the Congruence of Sins and Punishments in Dantes Inferno." DISCovering Authors. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Gale. Clark County School District. 15 Dec. 2014