1. Canto 1: How does Dante 'set up' the journey here? What themes / ideas does he bring forth to accomplish this? What kind of journey is this? What is the pilgrim's state of mind at this time? Why?
-Dante sets up the journey by stating how he was uncertain of how he ended up in the forest and how he abandoned the true path. His journey is fearful as well as shameful, and it will only get worse because he is yet to be in Hell. There are three different beasts that make his accent difficult and because of these impediments he was forced to turn back at times. The beasts were a leopard, lion, and a she-wolf. Dante eventually meets Vigil who proceeds to guide him on his journey.
-Dante sets up the journey by stating how he was uncertain of how he ended up in the forest and how he abandoned the true path. His journey is fearful as well as shameful, and it will only get worse because he is yet to be in Hell. There are three different beasts that make his accent difficult and because of these impediments he was forced to turn back at times. The beasts were a leopard, lion, and a she-wolf. Dante eventually meets Vigil who proceeds to guide him on his journey.
2. In the other canti that you read for this day, choose one canto which particularly strikes / interests you. What reading / interpretation of this canto can you bring to the discussion on Tuesday?
-Out of all the canti that were necessary to read for Tuesday the one that stuck out to me the most was canto V. This canto involved Dante in the Second Circle with the Minos. I loved that the Minos determines the depth Hell is appropriate for the sinner by wrapping his tail around himself. I can picture in my mind the Minos in Hell. The way it is worded makes it clear in my mind. This canto also speaks about love and lust. I feel that love and lust pertain to today's life and many people will be able to relate to them. Love does compels people to do things no matter the time period. This is one of the many reasons why I feel these Canti are so famous and studied by many different people.
-Out of all the canti that were necessary to read for Tuesday the one that stuck out to me the most was canto V. This canto involved Dante in the Second Circle with the Minos. I loved that the Minos determines the depth Hell is appropriate for the sinner by wrapping his tail around himself. I can picture in my mind the Minos in Hell. The way it is worded makes it clear in my mind. This canto also speaks about love and lust. I feel that love and lust pertain to today's life and many people will be able to relate to them. Love does compels people to do things no matter the time period. This is one of the many reasons why I feel these Canti are so famous and studied by many different people.
Though your comments give a good synopsis of what happens in the opening canti, I'd like to push you a little further in future responses. How do you interpret the three beasts? Virgil as a guide? What is it about love / lust specifically that you find interesting in Canto V? .....
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