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    The document summarizes Dante Alighieri's epic poem Inferno. It discusses how Alighieri uses the characters of Dante and his guide Virgil to show that pity is a useless emotion when dealing with sinners in Hell. Throughout Dante's journey, Virgil teaches him not to pity the damned souls they encounter. By the end of the poem, Dante no longer feels pity after wishing further punishment on a political enemy. The document also explains how conflicts between Dante and souls in Hell reinforce this theme, as Virgil wants Dante to pity them less.

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    A high school level essay on the classic epic poem Dante's inferno. It discusses the major themes of the story.

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    The document summarizes Dante Alighieri's epic poem Inferno. It discusses how Alighieri uses the characters of Dante and his guide Virgil to show that pity is a useless emotion when dealing with sinners in Hell. Throughout Dante's journey, Virgil teaches him not to pity the damned souls they encounter. By the end of the poem, Dante no longer feels pity after wishing further punishment on a political enemy. The document also explains how conflicts between Dante and souls in Hell reinforce this theme, as Virgil wants Dante to pity them less.

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    Dantes Inferno (High School Essay)

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    The document summarizes Dante Alighieri's epic poem Inferno. It discusses how Alighieri uses the characters of Dante and his guide Virgil to show that pity is a useless emotion when dealing with sinners in Hell. Throughout Dante's journey, Virgil teaches him not to pity the damned souls they encounter. By the end of the poem, Dante no longer feels pity after wishing further punishment on a political enemy. The document also explains how conflicts between Dante and souls in Hell reinforce this theme, as Virgil wants Dante to pity them less.

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    JonathanFine Mrs.L.Saxon English9AB 29May2008 SympathyfortheDevil Humanimaginationdoesnotstopatthegatesoftheafterlife.Inferno,anepicpoembyDante Alighieri,isapersonaljourneythroughthetorturousworldofHell.Hecreatesamorallylostversion ofhimselfastheprotagonistofthepoem.HeresurrectsthespiritofVirgil,aRomanpoetwho Alighierihighlyrespectsandistheinspirationformanyofhisideas.Virgilistheonewhoshows Dante(thetraveler)thepassagethroughHell,atthesametimerepresentinghumanreasonand thoughtthroughoutthepoem.Alighieriusescharacterizationandconflicttoimposethetheme,pity isauselessemotionthatwillnotfixanyproblems. Dantesprogressivecharacterchangesenlightenthereadersunderstandingofthetheme.Inthe thirdlayerofhell(lust),Dantemeetsthesoulsoftwoloverswhohavecommittedadultery.Dante revealshisinneremotionswhenhewrites:PityprevailedandIwasnighbewildered.

    /AndIbegan 'Opoet[Virgil],willingly/speakwouldItothosetwo,whotogether,/Andseamuponthewindtobe solight(cantoV).ClearlyatthebeginningofthepoemDanteexperiencespity,howeverbytheend ofthepoem,hedoesnot.Inlayer9(treachery)Dantewishestospeaktoashade(spiritofHell) anddoesnotcarewhathehastodotogetwhathewants.Alighieridescribesthescene,Istuck myfoothardintothefaceofone./weepinghegrowledwhydoestthoutrampleme?'(cantoXXXII). AtthispointDanteclearlydoesnotcareabouttheshades.Dantespityisclearlygonebecausehe showsnomercytowardsthem.VirgilhastaughtDantetonothavepitytowardthosewhoareevil.At theendofpoem,Dantescharacterlearnshownottoshowpity.DanteandVirgilareonaboatto

    travelacrosstheRiverStyx.DanteandVirgilarehavingaconversionafterseeingoneofDantes politicalenemies.DantesaystoVirgil:MyMaster,muchshouldIbepleased,/IfIcouldseehim sousedintohisbroth,/Beforeweissueforthoutofthelake.'/Andhetome:Ereuntotheethe shore/Revealitself,thoushaltbesatisfied/Suchadesiretismeetthoushouldestenjoy(cantoVIII). Dantehasjustwishedmorepunishmentonthedamnedsoulofapoliticalenemy,andVirgilpraises him.Throughoutthepoem,multipleoccurrencesofthesceneoccurs.ThischaracterizesVirgilas onewhowantsDantetolearnnottopitysinners.ThisishowAlighieriusesthecharactersofDante andVirgiltosupporthistheme. AlighieriusesbasicconflictsbetweenDanteandthesinnersinHelltoconveythetheme.Inthe secondcircleoftheseventhlayer(suicides),DanteandVirgilareinanevilwood.Virgilwillnottell Danteaboutthesoulsinthisforest,butinsteadtellsDantetopluckatwigfromatree.Afterpicking thetwigthetreesays:Whydostthourendme/Hastthounospiritofpitywhatsoever?/Menoncewe were,andnowarechangedtotrees; /Indeed,thyhandshouldbemorepitiful(cantoXIII).Virgil knewthetreewashumanandtoldDantetohurtitbecausehewantedDantetolearnalessen throughhisownexperience.VirgiliscreatingconflictbetweenDanteandthedamnedsoulsothat Dantewillpitythemless,thusenforcingthetruemeaningoftheInferno.Intheeighthcircleofthe eighthlayer(falsifiers),Dantewatchestwosinnersargueoverwhoistheworsesinner.Virgil reprimandshimwith:Lessshamedothwashawayagreaterfault,...thanthisofthinehas been/Thereforethyselfdisburdenofallsadness,(cantoXXX).VirgilistryingtorevealwhyDante cannotpitythesinner.Thereasonisthatnomatterhowmuchpityyouhave,itwillneversaveasoul frometernaldamnation.ThisisAlighieriusesconflicttosupporthistheme. TheInfernocontainsamultitudeofthemes,andIchosethebestonefortodayssociety. Alighieri'stheme,pityisauselessemotionthatwillnotfixanyproblems,issupportedbyAlighieri's

    masteryovercharacterizationandconflict.Thethemeisnotusedintodayssociety,becausepity willnotchangethemindofevildoers.Pitywillnorcurecancerorfixtheeconomy.Itisawasted emotion.IlookforwardtoreadingPurgatoryandParadisetoseeifAlighieriwillrevealaresolution tothisproblem.

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