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The Divine Comedy INFERNO

The Divine Comedy INFERNO. “Canto XVIII” Esha C Ratcliff-Rogers. ORIGIN OF CANTO. Eighth Circle Known as “ Malebolge ” Malebolge means “Evil Pouches” There are 10 Evil Pouches Canto Addresses Pouches 1 and 2. Those Punished Here . Sinners of ‘’simple or ordinary’ fraud

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The Divine Comedy INFERNO

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  1. The Divine ComedyINFERNO “Canto XVIII” Esha C Ratcliff-Rogers

  2. ORIGIN OF CANTO Eighth Circle • Known as “Malebolge” • Malebolge means “Evil Pouches” • There are 10 Evil Pouches • Canto Addresses Pouches 1 and 2

  3. Those Punished Here • Sinners of ‘’simple or ordinary’ fraud • 1st Pouch: Panderers and Seducers • 2nd Pouch: Flatterers

  4. Punishment of Canto XVIII • Those consumed within this canto are punished according to the sin they have committed: • 1st Pouch Panderers/ Seducers: hrned demons strike them on their backs with enormous whips • 2nd Pouch Flatterers: punished by being buried in excretory or fecal matter

  5. Encounters along the Journey • 1st Pouch • Venedico Caccianemico Pimp • Jason Seducer - Victims: Men of Colchis, Hypsipyle, Medea • 2nd Pouch • Alessio Intermines Flatterer • Thais Harlot

  6. Summary • This Canto begins a whole, new dimension of the Divine Comedy. • It introduces another level that is further sub-divided in multi-levels. • Those punished here are those who have committed fraud of some sort: Panderers, Seducers, Flatterers. • Dante speaks more explicitly to describe contents to give reader a more vivid description.

  7. QUESTIONS???

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