Download Dante`s Inferno Cantos VI, XII, XXVI, and XXXIV Study

Dante’s Inferno
Cantos VI, XII, XXVI, and XXXIV Study
Questions
Canto VI – The Gluttonous
• 1. Which souls are in the third circle of Hell? What is their punishment?
Why is it appropriate to their sin?
• 2. Who is Cerberus in Greek mythology? Why is he placed in this circle?
• 3. Who is Ciacco? What are the three things he says are the cause of the
“schism” in Florence?
• 4. What does Ciacco ask of Dante?
• 5. What does Virgil tell Dante about what will happen on Judgment Day?
Canto XII – Study Questions
• 1. When Dante and Virgil first enter this circle, they see a creature called
“the infamy of Crete” and “the counterfeited cow”. What is this creature?
What does this creature do when it sees Dante?
• 2. Why is it strange that stones move beneath Dante’s feet?
• 3. Who is the “One who took from Dis the highest circle’s splendid spoils”?
Who causes Hell to feel love?
• 4. Who is being punished in this circle? What is their punishment? How is
it appropriate?
• 5. What creatures circle the river? Who is Chiron famous for tutoring?
Canto XXVI - Dante’s version of Ulysses (Odysseus) and Diomedes
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Who is being punished in this circle?
What is their punishment?
Why is it appropriate to their sin?
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What did Ulysses long for?
How did Ulysses die?
How does Ulysses convince his men to leave Ithaka?
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Hint – Trojan Horse
What does he say they strive for?
What is the mountain they see?
Why is Ulysses punished? What has he done wrong? How did he live incorrectly if
he valued virtue and knowledge?
Canto XXXIV
• Who is being punished in this circle?
• Describe Lucifer
• How do Dante and Vergil exit Hell? Where do
they end up?