Dante’s Inferno Canto XXIII Cory Cinquemano
Dante’s InfernoCanto XXIII
Cory Cinquemano
summaryCanto began in the Eighth Circle,
Fifth pitDemons chased Virgil and dante to
the sixth pouchVirgil and Dante encountered the
hypocritesThey came across the hypocrite
caiaphas
New CharactersHypocrites- wear cloaks with hoods,
bright colors, and lead liningsCatalano and loderingo- friars and
bolognaCaiaphas- hypocrite crucified in hell
Eighth circleFifth pit- Location of barratorsBarrators- political corruption Sixth pit- Location of Hypocrites Hypocrites- People who say one thing
and do another
punishmentsBarrators- must be stay hidden
beneath the hot pitchHypocrites- wear beautiful gold on
the outside, but lead in the inside.
caiaphasCiaphas was high priest of israelHe accused jesus of blasphemyCaiaphas was crucified by the triple
stake.He is continuously walked on while
staked to the ground