DANTE INFERNO: Canto 9
Aria
Deng
Summary:
Dante was afraid of entering the city that
was opened for them already. Virgil was trying to encourage Dante but the
nervous inside his heart betrayed him and made Dante feel even worse. Dante
doubted whether Virgil has been to the deeper level of hell before and Virgil
replied he did have been to the deepest level once by the lead of Erichtho (is
a legendary Thessalian witch[1]),
therefore, there was nothing Dante can worry about. While Virgil was talking
about the things happened in the hell, there were three Furies of Hell (creatures
that are half woman, half serpent[2] )
with blood all over their bodies. They were grit with bright green water snakes
and their names were Megaera, Allecto and Tisiphone. Virgil tried to protect Dante
from the attack from those women monsters by covering his eyes.
After a while, Virgil removed
his hand and asked Dante to take a look to the darkest smoke riverside. Dante
saw a men walking across the river Styx without wetting his feet. The man scolded
the soul in that swamp and ignored Virgil and Dante like they were not existed.
With the help of the man from heaven, Virgil and Dante entered the city easily.
When they got into the city, Dante saw a lot of spread tombs flames in
different heats and heard all the screaming from tombs.(Those are the heretics（a baptized
Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.[3]）) They then
passed though the graveyard and went to another place.
Sin
in question:
The sixth circle of hell is for the
heretics who betray the god or don’t believe in god.
Punishment
of the sinners:
The heretics were burning in the tombs, and
the heat of the flame was even hotter than the heat of heating iron.
Character
list:
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Erichtho
|
A female monster can call souls back to
their bodies.
|
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Three Furies (Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone)
|
Erinyes. Half women and half snake. They
punished the doers of unavenged crimes.[4]
|
|
Hecate
|
She is an ancient goddess, who associates
with the moon, earth, and underground realm of the dead, later regarded as
the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft.[5]
|
|
Medusa
|
A monster can turn human being into stone
if they look at her.
|
|
Theseus
|
A hero of Attica, who killed a half-cow
and half-human body monster.
|
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Messenger from heaven
|
A man from Heaven helped Virgil and Dante
across to the city indirectly.
|
Important
quote
“Still, we must win the fight.” He began，”if not… such a one was offered to us. Oh
how long it seems to me until someone arrives!”
Higher-order
discussion questions:
1.
Why would the author describe
how scared Virgil was to let Dante doubt whether Virgil has been to the deeper
hell before?
2.
Why was the messeger from
heaven disdained Virgil and Dante?
10
Multiple choice questions:
1.
Who are the three Furies of
Hell?
a.
Megaera, Allecto and Tisiphone
b.
Virgil, Allecto and Medusa
c.
Theseus, Medusa and Tisiphone
2.
What is surrounding with the
Furies?
a.
Grass
b.
Snakes
c.
Fire
3.
Which level is for the
heretics?
a.
5
b.
6
c.
7
4.
Where are the heretics?
a.
in the tomb
b.
in the river
c.
in the mountain
5.
Where did Virgil cover Dante
when the Furies appear?
a.
mouth
b.
hands
c.
eyes
6.
Has Virgil been to the deepest
level of hell before?
a.
yes
b.
no
7.
what is the Heretics’
punishment?
a.
burning
b.
no hope
c.
torture
8.
Did the man from Heaven welcome
Virgil and Dante?
a.
yes
b.
no
9.
what’s the name of the swamp?
a.
Styx
b.
Acheron
c.
Chiron
10. what is a heretic?
a.
people who have a different
religious belief than the Roman Catholic Church.
b.
people who believe in god.
c.
people who have no believe.
[1] Quote from wekipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erichtho)
[2] Quote from sparknotes.(
http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/section2.rhtml)
[3] Quote from dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heretic)
[4] quote from CliffsNotes(http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/divine-comedy-inferno/summary-analysis/canto-ix.html)
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