For your first blog post, choose from the prompts below. Remember to carefully review the rubric and overview of blog expectations before you begin.
1) What does the inscription on the gates of Hell imply about the divine perspective on the sinful and about the place of Hell in God's plan? Consider, for instance, the phrase "PRIMORDIAL LOVE" -- how does Hell being formed with love seem strange to our modern ears? How does the inscription indirectly explain why the damned are so eager to cross Acheron and receive their punishment?
2) Discuss the spiritual state of Dante the narrator from the opening cantos through the Gates of Dis (Circle 5). To help do this, consider devices and symbols used such as “the dark wood,” Dante’s “swoons,” and Dante’s reactions to key sinners.
3) Choose one circle that Dante visits in Upper Hell and carefully analyze how the punishment of the sinners embodies the law of contrapasso. To develop this topic to the proper degree, you will need to very closely analyze specific language and imagery utilized in this circle. Make sure to consider the description of the circle itself, the way the sin is described, and the way the punishment is described. What does Dante seem to be asserting about this sin specifically through the punishment he chooses?
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