Dante Inferno Summary – Flashcards
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Canto 1
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Dante in a wood / beasts / rescued by Virgil
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Canto 2
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Muses / How Virgil was sent / 3 ladies
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Canto 3
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Gate of Hell / the undecided / neutral angels / Acheron / Charon
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Canto 4
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First Circle / Limbo / Castle with 7 walls /
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Canto 5
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Second Circle / Minos / Lustful / Francesca /
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Canto 6
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Third Circle / gluttonous / Ciacco / Florence /
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Canto 7
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Fourth Circle / Plutus / avaricious and prodigal / Fifth Circle / Styx / wrathful / sullen /
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Canto 8
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Fifth Circle (cont.) / Phlegyas / Fillipo Argenti / City of Dis (lower hell) / fallen angels /
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Canto 9
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Harpies / Medusa / Angel opens gate / Sixth Circle / tombs of the heretics
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Canto 10
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Sixth Circle (cont.) / Epicurians / Farinata / Cavalcanti de' Cavalcante / florentine politics / past and future /
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Canto 11
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Seventh circle / Virgil explains last 3 circles / violence / re: Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics /
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Canto 12
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Seventh Circle (1st Ring) / Minotaur / river of blood / Chiron / Nessus is guide / tyrants /
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Canto 13
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Seventh Circle (2nd Ring) / forest of suicides / Pier delle Vigna / Jacomo da Sant'Andrea
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Canto 14
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Seventh Circle (3rd ring) / violence against god / blasphemers / Old Man Crete
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Canto 15
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Seventh Cricle (3rd ring - second zone) / sodomites / politics /
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Canto 16
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Seventh Circle (3rd ring - second zone) / sodomites / Florence / Rusticucci
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Canto 17
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Seventh Circle (3rd ring - third zone) / violence against art / usurers / heraldic signs / Geryon
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Canto 18
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Eighth Circle (1st Bolgia) / Panderes / seducers / Caccianemico /(2nd Bolgia) / Flatterers
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Canto 19
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Eighth Circle (2nd Bolgia) / Simonists / Pope Nicholas III
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Canto 20
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Eighth Circle (4th Bolgia) / The Diviners / Manto / The origin of Mantua
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Canto 21
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Eighth Circle (5th Bolgia) / Barrators / Malacoda
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Canto 22
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Eighth Circle (5th Bolgia) / Ciampolo / Devils
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Canto 23
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Eighth Circle (6th Bolgia) / Hypocrites / Fra Catalano
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Canto 24
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Eighth Circle (7th Bolgia) / Thieves / Vanni Fucci
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Canto 25
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Eighth Circle (7th Bolgia) / Five Florentines / The Serpents
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Canto 26
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Eighth Circle (8th Bolgia) / False Counsellors / Ulysses
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Canto 27
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Eighth Circle (8th Bolgia) / Guido da Montefeltro
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Canto 28
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Eighth Circle (9th Bolgia) / Makers of Discord / Mahomet / Piero da Medicina
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Canto 29
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Eight Circle (10th Bolgia) / the Personators / Alchemists / Griffolino / Capocchio
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Canto 30
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Eighth Circle (10th Bolgia) / Schicchi / Master Adam / Sinon
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Canto 31
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Descent into 9th Circle / Giants
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Canto 32
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Ninth Circle / Treacherous / Caina / kindred / Antenora / country and cause
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Canto 33
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Ninth Circle / Ugolino / Ptolomea / Treacherous to guests / Fra Alberigo
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Canto 34
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Ninth Circle / Judecca / Treacherous to lords / Satan / departure from hell
