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Dante AlighieriBy Robert SobelSlide2
Have You Ever Wondered What Hell Looks Like?Slide3
Ordinary World
“Born
in 1265 to a family with a history of involvement in the complex Florentine political
scene*...”
“When
Dante was around 12 years old, it was arranged that he would marry Gemma
Donati
…
”
“The
pair married, but Dante was in love with another woman—Beatrice
Portinari
*
…”
(Biography.com)Slide4
Call To Adventure
“In 1302, [Dante]
fell out of favor and was exiled for life by the leaders of the Black
Guelphs
*
…”
“ the
political faction in power at the time and who were in league with Pope Boniface VIII
.”
“This
would be the beginning of his most productive artistic period
.”
(
Biography.com
)Slide5
So…While Dante Was ExiledSlide6
He Wrote The Divine Comedy*Slide7
Three Books / Three Acts
Inferno (Hell) (Act I)
Purgatorio
(Purgatory) (Act II)
Paradiso
(Heaven) (Act III)Slide8
If your hero asked you to walk through hell with him*, would you?Slide9
Meeting With The MentorSlide10
VirgilSlide11
Who Was Virgil?
“Roman poet, best known for the
Aeneid
”
“Was
regarded by the Romans as their greatest
poet”
“Serves as Dante’s
guide through Hell and Purgatory up to the very gates of
Paradise*.”
(
Britannica.com
)Slide12
Call To Adventure II: Inferno
Dante wakes up and finds himself lost in the woods
Virgil emerges and explains his role as Dante’s guide
A guide sent to lead Dante towards salvation*
By Beatrice*
(
gradesaver.com
)Slide13
Do you think Dante agreed to walk through hell with Virgil?Slide14Slide15
Refusal of the Call
Dante did not want to walk through the gates of hell with VirgilSlide16
But does Dante ultimately agree to walk through the gates of hell with Virgil?Slide17Slide18
Crossing the Threshold
Virgil convinces Dante to walk through the gates, and descend into hell Slide19
Tests
The physical/psychological journey (and challenges) of moving through hell, purgatory, and heaven
The various sinners and beasts D and V meet along the waySlide20
Allies: Beatrice and VirgilSlide21
Enemies:SatanSlide22
And can you guess who Dante’s greatest enemy was?Slide23
Enemies:Dante Himself!*Slide24
Approach to the Inmost Cave
“[The various times Dante] passes
out because he is so overwhelmed by the screams and torments of
Hell.”
(
masonbranham.pbworks.com
)Slide25
Ordeal
Crawling up Satan’s body in order to make his way (with Virgil) to
Purgatorio
*Slide26
Reward
Dante survives his ordeal with Satan and gets one step closer to personal salvationSlide27
The Road Back
There’s not really a “road back,” but more like a “road ahead”Slide28
The Road Ahead
Dante
crosses over from hell into
purgatory (Act II)Slide29Slide30
Elixer
“Now
Dante has mastered his
sin
…”
“He
can go
on to
repent
and [continue his journey towards personal salvation].”
(
masonbranham.pbworks.com
/)Slide31
Rebellious or Not?Slide32
Rebellious!
“The
pope, as well as countless other
figures
…
finds a place in the hell that Dante creates in
Inferno
…”
(Biography.com)Slide33
Dante’s Take On Human Nature
“[The Divine Comedy was]
written
as a warning to a corrupt society to steer itself to the path of righteousness: "to remove those living in this life from the state of misery, and lead them to the state of felicity
.”Slide34
Dante’s take on human nature…Slide35Slide36
Works Cited
Biography.com
Editors. "Dante Biography."
Bio.com
. A&E Networks Television,
n.d.
Web. 26 Sept. 2016
.
"Dante."
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
. Encyclopedia Britannica,
n.d.
Web. 26 Sept. 2016
.
Alighieri,
Dante
. "Divine Comedy-I: Inferno Summary."
GradeSaver
.
N.p
.,
n.d.
Web. 26 Sept. 2016
.
"The Inferno of Dante - Hero Journey."
Masonbranham
[licensed for Non-commercial Use Only] /
.
N.p
.,
n.d.
Web. 26 Sept. 2016.Slide37
Renaissance Crash CourseSlide38
Renaissance: Was it as Thing?
https
://
www.youtube.com
/
watch?v
=Vufba_ZcoR0Slide39
DANTE DIVINE COMEDY VIDEO BREAKDOWN
INFERNO
https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
gp8JGQk0CFQ
PURGATORIO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-
ImAfevCOM
PARADISO
https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
a8WGz3cEpuo