"that dude is so buff, hoi ha hoi ha hoi ha hoi"
"IM DEFENDING HEAVEN FROM HELL"
"well this LRJ inst going to write its self!"
"the prophesy has been for filled"
"Sniped! sniped! oh whata snipe!"
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Inferno
“On this side he plunged down from heaven’s height
and the land that spread here once hid in the sea
and fled North to our hemisphere for fright;
and it may be that moved by the same fear,
the one peak that still rises on this side
fled upward leaving this great cavern here.”
Down there beginning at the further bound
Of Beelzebub’s dim tomb, there is no space
not known by sight, but only by the sound
of a little stream descending through the hollow
it has eroded from the massive stone
in its endlessly entwining lazy flow.”
My guide and I crossed over and began
to mount that little known and lightless road
to ascend into the shining world again.
He first, I second, without thought of rest
we climbed the dark until we reached the point
where a round opening brought in sight the blest
and beauteous shining of Heavenly cars.
And we walked out once more beneath the Stars.”
(124 – 143) Canto 34
This passage comes from the final chapter in The Inferno in which Dante and Virgil reach the ninth and final circle of hell and exit back to the world. In the passage they climb Lucifer himself all the way out of hell. There is symbolism, imagery, and uses of literary devices, which all are important to this section and make it more interesting.
He first, I second, without thought of rest we climbed the dark until we reached the point where a round opening brought in sight the blest and beauteous shining of Heavenly cars. And we walked out once more beneath the Stars.” (Aligheri 139 – 143) This is an example of symbolism. Dante says he climbed the dark until he came to the blest and walked beneath the stars. Climbing the dark represents him traveling through hell and learning the ways of God through Virgil and through his own eyes. Coming to the blest symbolizes Dante becoming truly enlightened. At the beginning of the story Dante felt sympathy for those who were damned but at the end he feels nothing towards them except for hatred. Walking beneath the stars symbolizes Dante completing the first part of his journey and being ready to move forward in his quest.
Literary devices are used through out this fragment of the story. Alliteration is seen often, “endlessly entwining” (Aligheri 135), “heaven’s height” (Aligheri 124) “blest and beauteous”. (Aligheri 141 – 142) All of these make Dante’s exodus from hell much more climactic. Connotation is also used. When Dante is in hell every thing is made to seem dark and gloomy. “dim tomb” (Aligheri 131) “climbed the dark”. (Aligheri 140) However when he’s out every thing is bright and cheerful. “the shining world” (Aligheri 138) “beneath the Stars” (Aligheri 143)
The passage is vitally important to the story as a whole. It is the grand finale. In this passage Dante and Virgil have finally reached the end of their journey though hell. Throughout this journey Dante has seen terrible things but they have led to his enlightenment, which is seen in this passage, which make even more important!
This section is very important to the story, arguably the most important. It is full of alliteration, connotation, metaphors and all around beautiful writing. The Inferno wouldn’t be the same with out it or if it were changed in anyway.
and the land that spread here once hid in the sea
and fled North to our hemisphere for fright;
and it may be that moved by the same fear,
the one peak that still rises on this side
fled upward leaving this great cavern here.”
Down there beginning at the further bound
Of Beelzebub’s dim tomb, there is no space
not known by sight, but only by the sound
of a little stream descending through the hollow
it has eroded from the massive stone
in its endlessly entwining lazy flow.”
My guide and I crossed over and began
to mount that little known and lightless road
to ascend into the shining world again.
He first, I second, without thought of rest
we climbed the dark until we reached the point
where a round opening brought in sight the blest
and beauteous shining of Heavenly cars.
And we walked out once more beneath the Stars.”
(124 – 143) Canto 34
This passage comes from the final chapter in The Inferno in which Dante and Virgil reach the ninth and final circle of hell and exit back to the world. In the passage they climb Lucifer himself all the way out of hell. There is symbolism, imagery, and uses of literary devices, which all are important to this section and make it more interesting.
He first, I second, without thought of rest we climbed the dark until we reached the point where a round opening brought in sight the blest and beauteous shining of Heavenly cars. And we walked out once more beneath the Stars.” (Aligheri 139 – 143) This is an example of symbolism. Dante says he climbed the dark until he came to the blest and walked beneath the stars. Climbing the dark represents him traveling through hell and learning the ways of God through Virgil and through his own eyes. Coming to the blest symbolizes Dante becoming truly enlightened. At the beginning of the story Dante felt sympathy for those who were damned but at the end he feels nothing towards them except for hatred. Walking beneath the stars symbolizes Dante completing the first part of his journey and being ready to move forward in his quest.
Literary devices are used through out this fragment of the story. Alliteration is seen often, “endlessly entwining” (Aligheri 135), “heaven’s height” (Aligheri 124) “blest and beauteous”. (Aligheri 141 – 142) All of these make Dante’s exodus from hell much more climactic. Connotation is also used. When Dante is in hell every thing is made to seem dark and gloomy. “dim tomb” (Aligheri 131) “climbed the dark”. (Aligheri 140) However when he’s out every thing is bright and cheerful. “the shining world” (Aligheri 138) “beneath the Stars” (Aligheri 143)
The passage is vitally important to the story as a whole. It is the grand finale. In this passage Dante and Virgil have finally reached the end of their journey though hell. Throughout this journey Dante has seen terrible things but they have led to his enlightenment, which is seen in this passage, which make even more important!
This section is very important to the story, arguably the most important. It is full of alliteration, connotation, metaphors and all around beautiful writing. The Inferno wouldn’t be the same with out it or if it were changed in anyway.
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