Pope Nicholas III

Pope Nicholas says he is guilty of simony, so Dante does not pity him. Dante tells him to “stay stuck there, for you are rightly punished” (XIX.97). This is when Dante first begins to realize that God’s justice is present is Hell. He then speaks out against

excavations carried out under the present basilica and descriptions, drawings, paintings and prints, give us a pretty good idea as it was the first Vatican Basilica, although many details left to the imagination can get. From the fourth century the popes resided in the Lateran Palace, imperial residence Constantine donated to the church for

with only their feet sticking out. The souls struggle while flames constantly hit their feet. Dante notices a sinner who is getting hit with even more flames than the others. That sinner is Pope Nicholas III, who admits he was guilty of simony (the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges) At first the Pope thinks Dante is someone else referring to him as Boniface. Dante corrects him then he explains to Dante how there are worse sinners who are still on Earth who will get an even worse punishment

Perfection. Society has been taught to strive for that and normally perfection is accompanied by a religion that exemplifies it and the reward tends to be unimaginably amazing. The problem is that no one is perfect, and because there is no way to measure that we try our best or we give up and follow other paths. Dante Alighieri, born in Florence, Italy in 1265, was born into a very power hungry age. Morality was not very high on someone’s to-do list. In the Divine Comedy Dante makes a point of writing

The Renaissance exposed the world to new approaches to thought and government. As a result, politics underwent drastic change. Contributors to this exposure included several Renaissance writers. Machiavelli's writing in The Prince introduced the world to the darker side of leading, allowing for deceitfulness so long as the leader and his/her people benefited. Moreover, his writings laid the foundation for a successful leader, on which is not solely limited to ethically just choices. Correspondingly

2.03 Name: Kevin Oller Teacher: Ms. Hughes School: Hialeah Gardens High Crusades Facebook Postings 1. Just in case you guys don’t about the history of why the crusades are happening, it’s all about Jerusalem and the Holy Land, or Palestine, have a complicated history. The Holy Land sits at the intersection of three continents, near the birthplace of some of the world’s oldest civilizations. It also borders the Mediterranean Sea, a major artery of conquest and trade. The region is valued as much for

It is amazing how authors make subtle hints about subjects in their writings, and the readers go without even noticing the hints. Almost every author does this to some extent, but two most well-known authors that do this quite frequently in their works are Dante Alighieri and William Shakespeare. More commonly these authors both referred wrote Biblical references in many of their pieces. Dante referred back to the Bible when writing his Inferno. He not only takes the reader on a journey into the

In Dante Alihieri’s Purgatorio, Dante is climbing up the Mount of Purgatory. Dante encounters many trials that he must face with the help of Virgil (human reason). The closer Dante gets the to the top of Purgatory the more and more Virgil fades away and when he finally does disappear Beatrice is there to be Dante’s guide.. Throughout Purgatorio, Alihieri uses Beatrice not only as a symbol to portray the medieval church but also a light. This is why Dante is blinded by the sight of Beatrice when she

As seen throughout time, one of the chief concerns of all ancient civilizations was to maintain order and stability. Civilizations such as ancient Egypt, ancient Rome and even the ancient Babylonian societies all set forth an effort to maintain stability. Influencing forces on this stability were religious, political and even geographical. I’ve noticed that many civilizations flourish for hundreds of years only to fall or be taken over by the next generation. Some cities today are remnants of these

The Folly of Short Term Decision Mking Throughout the semester, we have read a series of texts from the ancient greeks through Shakespeare. Each text retains its literary relevance today because of the way that they challenged and revolutionized our way of thinking. A particular topic of interest that can be traced throughout many of these books is the idea that ego is mankind’s downfall. Dante’s Inferno and Shakespeare’s King Lear have each changed how we view our own humanity and the path that