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World Masterpieces 271 Name:_____________________ Dante Writing Assignment Dante
Due: The beginning of
class, Tuesday, February 28 The head note preceding The
Inferno states that in Dante’s hell “one’s punishment is not merely
appropriate to the crime but is the crime” (1460). Find three examples of this in The Inferno. For each example, please identify the
following: ·
the canto ·
the specific
location in hell ·
the sinner(s) ·
the specific
sin ·
the specific punishment. Finally, for each of your three examples, clearly explain
in what way or ways the punishment IS the sin. |
