“DOWN MUST WE GO, TO THAT DARK WORLD AND BLIND,” THE POET SAID, TURNING ON ME A BLEAK BLANCHED FACE; “I WILL GO FIRST – COME THOU BEHIND.” —CANTO IV, LINES 13–15…

Slide 1Circles of Hell Dante Slide 2 Circle 1 Limbo On the first level, also called Limbo, reside those who died before being baptized as well as virtuous pagans who lived…

Background Like most ancient cultures, the ancient Greeks believed in an afterlife They believed that their dead lived on in the Underworld The Underworld is the land of…

PowerPoint Presentation About Danteâs Comedy There are three parts or canticas: Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso Each part is composed of 33 cantos (with an additional canto…

Dante Circles of Hell Dante Circle 1 Limbo On the first level, also called Limbo, reside those who died before being baptized as well as virtuous pagans who lived and died…