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Make Florence Great Again Dante Alighieri lived during a time of various warring political sides and became strongly involved in politics as much as his education and writing. He was then exiled by the unstable political climate but remained determined to contribute to Florence’s well being through his writing of the epic poem, The Inferno, attempting to cleanse corrupt figures, who he believed contributed no positive aspects to Florence, by putting them in certain places of his Hell. He creates

Dante and his guide through hell and purgatory, Virgil. Virgil literally leads Dante through hell and back, and directs Dante through the many rough and more disturbing parts of hell. What would Dante be trying to imply about friendships and our need for community with others? How about, as the legendary philosopher Aristotle would put it, our need to be political animals, or live in community with one another? In my view, Dante’s friendship with Virgil, specifically in The Purgatorio, demonstrates

commonly known as Virgil, studied the Greek’s most well-known author Homer when he was creating his national epic poem. Virgil’s “The Aeneid” was written long after the creation of Homer’s “The Iliad”. However, there are many underlying similarities between the two. Virgil intended for their stories to share similar themes and plots because he truly admired Homer’s works he eventually adopted the Homeric style in his own writing. Despite having great battles and bloodshed, Virgil drew parallels to

is his piety. This refers to his religiousness and his ability to put duty before his own wants and needs. An example of this is him leaving Dido (Virgil Aen, 4.393-394). This abandoning of Dido, although tragic, shows his pietas to the will of the gods, his followers and to his son Iulus. Although a modern view of this part of the story suggests Virgil is pitying Dido and the Carthaginians and presenting Aeneas as cold and unsympathetic, to the Romans of the time Aeneas is performing his duty to

Mental health day is an annually celebrated holiday on October 10th in the United States, and in many other countries around the globe. Thousands of tweets and posts were posted in regard to it, arguing about the importance of working openly through emotions. Many messages were directed specifically at men, telling them it is okay to express said emotions, and to talk about them, as many are worried it will emasculate them. 50 years ago, the concept of open conversations about emotions for men would

length of a person's life. Once set, even the gods cannot change Fate. Aeneus's inevitable fate concerns finding anothercity located in Italy that builds the groundwork for the city of Rome and the Roman Empire. This theme main glorifies Rome, but Virgil also has hopes for the inevitable fate of the Roman Empire to become a long and peaceful future. Aeneus fate is inevitable. Some characters try to alter the course of Aeneas's fate.Goddess Juno goes against him from the very start, and she consecutively

The epic poem, Inferno was written in the 14th century by Dante Alighieri, it follows Dante the Pilgrim as he descends the 9 Circles of Hell. Along with his aid Virgil, Dante witnesses the different sins and punishments of each circle, each more gruesome than the last. Dante, the Pilgrim, is able to see many sinners from these circles and hear their stories, he also learns about the many monstrous dangers in Hell. Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet, wrote Inferno after he had been banished from his

In the Confessions, Augustine formulates his argument by self-consciously integrating methods of rhetoric used in Homer’s Aeneid. With this and his own style of writing, he is successfully able to narrate his life and demonstrate his captivity from the concupiscence that dominated his life. Augustine shares this road of conversion to Christianity effectively by incorporating aspects of epic style and putting language at the center of his Confessions. Through including different devices and influences

This is shown in Book II, where Aeneas focuses more on his duty than Dido as they flee the city, and also in Book IV, where Aeneas controls his feelings for Dido just so he can fulfil his duty. I cannot blame him for putting duty first because as Virgil shows out of control passion for beauty can disrupt a person’s other

Heaven, but he is stopped by three beasts who symbolize sin. He has gone so far off the path of righteousness that his friend Beatrice is forced to show him the afterlife in order to get him to stop living a life of sin. Dante meets the Roman poet Virgil who helps guide him along the way, and helps him recognize the Godly path. Dante’s first stop is the Inferno. He begins in a state of shock as he is overwhelmed by what he sees. In Canto V, Dante faints because of the sympathy that he feels for