The Devine Comedy Essay -- essays research papers

This review is on The Divine Comedy, pen by Dante Alighieri in 1306 - 21. The time period is in the 1300s. Dante often used his noesis of the present to predict future events. The book is divided into 3 sections nether region (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Paradiso (heaven). Each one of these sections is divided into 33 cantos (except Inferno, which has 34 cantos), which are written in tercets (groups of 3 lines). The number 3 in Dantes time was important because it was considered holy. Dantes dead love Beatrice asks the Virgin Mary to help him check over the error of his ways. Mary accepts and Dante is sent to hell for 3 days. Next he goes up Mount Purgatory on the other side of the world, then to nirvana in the sky. Dante is lost at the beginning of the story, so he require guides to help him along. His first guide, through Hell and Purgatory, is Virgil. They encounter many sinners on the way. Dante learns to hate sin. His second guide is Beatrice, the woman he adored period she lived. His final guide is Saint Bernard, who takes him to see God.As the pilgrims entered Purgatory, an angel graven the letter "P" on Dantes forehead vii times, to represent the seven deadly sins (pride, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony, and lust). As Dante made his way through the seven areas reserved for those who committed each of these sins, the letters were erased one by one, and the climb became slight difficult. Most obviously difficult for the illustrator is the fac...