Comparison of Dante from 'Inferno' and King Lear from Shakespeare's 'King Lear'
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In 5 pages the author discusses the similarities and differences between Dante and King Lear. ''King Lear' is a tragedy that was written by William Shakespeare. 'Inferno' is part one of a three-part story, which was written by Dante Alighieri. Although both stories are tragedies and contain great suffering, Dante is without a doubt the stronger of the two characters. The men share a commonality of fate stepping in and deciding their actions for them. Dante's fate, however was a much better one than Lear's was. Dante thought himself unworthy and Lear thought himself great. They were both wrong. Both men had eye-opening experiences. In Lear's case, it was too late.'
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Dante's 'Inferno'
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A 2 page discussion of Canto V in Dante's 'Inferno.' Please call for more information. No bibliography.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / Theme Of Betrayal
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A 5 page paper looking at Cantos 31, 32, and 34. The paper analyzes The Inferno in terms of imagery, characterization, and theme, with a particular look at Dante's horror of betrayal. Bibliography lists one source.
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Dante's 'Inferno' --Applied Essay / Hell in the Twentieth Century
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A 5 page speculative paper updating Dante's Divine Comedy to the twentieth century, and choosing three 20th well-known century figures to represent each of three of Dante's levels of Hell -- Incontinence, Violence, and Fraud. The paper also assigns an appropriate punishment to each, based on the sin committed. No sources except book.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / Applications to Life
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This 8 page paper discusses how Dante's The Inferno depicts real life specific to the recovering alcoholic. It compares the process of admitting to alcoholism, deciding to journey outside the boundaries of the familiar, confronting the beasts of a previous lifestyle, choosing a guide, giving their life and will over to a power greater then themselves and making the journey of honest and fearless self-examination with the story of Dante's journey through the Inferno with the help and guidance of Virgil.Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / Cantos I - XI
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8 pages in length. Broken down into sections, the writer reviews & analyzes each of The Inferno's first 11 cantos.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / Cantos XIII - XXIV
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8 pages in length. Broken down into sections, the writer reviews & analyzes Inferno, Cantos 11-24.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / Role of Women
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A 2 page paper looking at the fact that women's sins as depicted by Dante tend to be overwhelmingly of a sexual nature as compared to men's. The paper concludes that this may be because women in Dante's time were considered to have a limited sphere of influence, and their role was seen as primarily procreative. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / The Characterization Of Dante In His Own Divine Comedy
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A 6 page paper dealing with the question of why Dante chose to use himself as the protagonist, and shows how the four levels of meaning in the story all come together in the characterization of Dante. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Dante's 'Inferno' / The Divine Comedy -- Characterization Of Beatrice
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A 6 page paper discussing the most famous epic poem of the Middle Ages, The Divine Comedy by Dante. The paper answers the question of why Dante chose to use his departed beloved as the central female figure of the poem, and shows how the four levels of meaning in the story all come together in the characterization of Beatrice. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Dante's 'Inferno'/ Canto XII Analyzed
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This 6 page research paper analyzes the punishment of the tyrants and murderers in the seventh circle, where the punishment of violent sinners takes place. Specifically discussed is why the crime of murder is considered less of a sin according to Dante's ascending circles to Hell than it is perceived today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dante's 'Marie de France' & The Character's Belief That God Is On Her Side
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A 3 page essay discussing Marie de France and her lover's passion and her assertion that God must be on their side. The writer illustrates how this attitude expresses the conflict between love and 'Christian values' in the story. No additional sources cited.
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Dante's Inferno and Plato's 'Symposium'
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A 4 page paper about these two masterpieces. The writer explores the issue of love, and what that means to each of these 2 writers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Dante's Inferno and Virgil
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A 4 page paper which discusses the role and purpose of the character of Virgil in Dante's Inferno. Also discussed is how Virgil, who was in reality a great Roman poet, wrote a work called 'The Aeneid.' This work also serves as an illustration to further describe the purpose for having created the character of Virgil in Inferno.
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Dante’s “Inferno” as Spiritual Journey
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A seven page paper looking at the motif of the journey as Dante develops it in this poem. The paper shows how the theme of the journey is a precise allegory for the spiritual growth experience we must all undertake at those points in our lives when we find we have lost our way; this, and not its Christian message, contribute to the appeal of the Inferno today. No additional sources.
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Detailed Structural Analysis and Explanation of Dante Alighieri's Poem, 'Inferno'
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A 5 page paper which provides a detailed structural analysis and explanation of Dante Alighieri's classic poem, 'Inferno,' discussing, among other things, imagery, symbolism, the significance of the number three, how the poem represented the moral code of the time, and a consideration of why betrayal was regarded as a sin to be more severely punished than murder. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Francesca da Rimini in Dante’s “The Inferno”
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This 5 page report discusses Dante Alighieri's classic that tells of the poet’s journey into hell. The report focuses on the structure of hell and then examines the character of Francesca da Rimini who is in hell because of her adulterous affair. Her story gains the sympathy of both Dante and the reader but the point is that it is God who determines justice, not humans. Dante also applies a specific system of ethics to classify the sins and punishments of hell. No secondary sources.
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