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Canto V

Explore the Second Circle of Hell, where sinners of lust reside, including Dido and Paolo with Francesca. Encounter Minos, the grim sorter, and unravel punishments for succumbing to desires. Dive into literary devices like simile and foreshadowing used by Dante.

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Canto V

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  1. Canto V Joel Patton

  2. Introduction • Canto V • Second Circle in Hell • Beginning of "Hell proper" and the punsihments for sins of the She-Wolf  • Place for the carnal – they give in to the sins of their bodily desires

  3. What Happens? • Dante and Virgil encounter Minos, a beast who sorts the sinners as they come into Hell, but Virgil tells Minos to let them pass. They see a whirlwind of souls in cloudy air who cry out in anguish. Dante encounters the sinners Semiramis, Dido, Cleopatria, Helen, Achilles, Paris, Tristan, and Paolo and Francesca. 

  4. The Sin and the Punishement • The sinners all gave in to bodily desires, usually lust. Their punishment is to be in a constant whirlwing through dirty air, representing the clouding of judgement that led to their sin.  • Dido • Dido was the Queen of Carthage and fell in love with Aeneas, despite having a husband. Aeneas abandons her and she killed herself in greif. She could be in the Seventh Circle for suicide, but instead her sin of passion is treated more lightly.  • Best example: Paolo and Francesca  • Francesca was married to Paolo's brother, but grew to love Paolo and they formed a long running affair before being killed by the brother. Their sentencing in Hell together is a reminder of their sin and a furthering of their punishment as they long for each other but cannot touch as they are just spirits in the wind. • "We are one in Hell, as we were above" (line 102)

  5. Minos • Mythological Reference • Minos was the son of Zues and Europa. He became the king of Crete and was a very successful ruler. He was famous for his successful codification of laws. His most know story is that of Thesues and the Minotaur – he was the king who taxed Athens and kept the Minotaur in Daedalus's labyrinth.  • Minos's fame as a lawmaker and relation to the Minotaur lead to his placement in Hell as the "grim sorter of the dark and foul" (line 9) and his depiction as grotesque bull-like creature. 

  6. Literary Devices • Similie:  • "I was swept by such a swoon as death is, and I fell, as a corpse might fall, to the dead floor in Hell." (line 138-140) • Dante faints again at the end of this canto. The faint is "as death" and he falls "as a corpse might," emphasizing the strength of emotion that he feels at the story of Francesca and Paolo. • Foreshadowing: • "In the depths of Hell Caina waits for him who took our lives." (line 102-103) • Foreshadows the Ninth Circle of Hell where Paolo's brother, who killed Paolo and Francesca. 

  7. Works Cited • Blake, William. The Cirlce for the Lustful. 1827. Yale Center for British Art, interactive.britishart.yale.edu/critique-of-reason/366/illustrations-to-dantes-divine-comedy-the-inferno. Accessed 22 September, 2019.  • Dore, Gustav.  "Oh Living Creature." 1860. DavidBruceBlog.org, /davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/dantes-inferno-canto-5-oh-living-creature. Accessed 22 September, 2019. • "Figures." GreekMytholgy.com, www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Figures/figures. Accessed 22 September, 2019.  • Martini, Alberto. Minos (Inferno V). 1937. The Paris Review.www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/11/04/recapping-dante-canto-5-or-a-note-on-the-translation. Accessed 22 September, 2019. • Raffia, Guy. "Danteworlds." University of Texas at Austin, danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu. Accessed 22 September, 2019. 

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