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May 1, 2019 Freshman Lit Seminar Mr. Cabat. Aim: “For I had lost the path that does not stray:” Who was Dante Alighieri?. DO NOW. Critical Lens Essay Structure. Do Now. Does G-d love us? If so, why would He create a place like Hell?. Who was Dante?. Born in Florence in 1265
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May 1, 2019Freshman Lit SeminarMr. Cabat Aim: “For I had lost the path that does not stray:” Who was Dante Alighieri?
DO NOW Critical Lens Essay Structure
Do Now Does G-d love us? If so, why would He create a place like Hell?
Who was Dante? Born in Florence in 1265 Loved Florence Greatest dream was to be a player in Florence Involved in politics Guelphs vs. Ghibellines Guelphs = Pope runs everything Ghibillines = Pope runs religion, but stays out of secular affairs Married to Gemma Donnati in 1285 She was not his first true love Beatrice Portnari
Dante Alighieri Guelphs win the battle and split into two factions: White Guelphs Black Guelphs Dante and other White Guelphs were betrayed by the Black Guelphs Dante is banished and never sees Florence again Dante dies in Ravenna 1321
The Divine Comedy Dante’s own personal view of Hell Not the view of the Catholic Church Written in 1307-1308 Part of The Divine Comedy: Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso
The Opening Lines “When I had journeyed half of our life's way, I found myself within a shadowed forest, for I had lost the path that does not stray.”
Read Around Let’s look at the rest of the Canto together Why doesn't Virgil offer to help the narrator the minute the two meet? What is Virgil waiting for?
Homework Read Cantos II and III from the packet and address the EQ on the turnitin discussion board.