When a shade in the bottom of Hell refuses Dante's request for his name, Dante reaches out and uncharacteristically hurts the sinner by pulling out a tuft of his hair. Then, in the ironic description of the sullen, Dante, for the first time, uses ridicule, and in the next circle he is seemingly pleased when the sufferings of Filippo Argenti are increased. When the wrathful person strikes out wildly, Dante has no pity and would possibly strike back. He also has the power to respond to certain vicious sinners in a manner befitting their sins. He departs from this wonderful teacher with tears in his eyes - it is one of the last times that Dante will weep for a sinner.ĭante, however, is not a one-sided person. He promises Brunetto Latini that his writings will be kept alive for all people to read and know. For this one act, Dante is proud to have met this powerful man and acknowledge his outstanding feats.Īs he descends, he finds a beloved advisor, scholar, and fellow writer suffering, and his compassion is unsurpassed.
He responds favorably to Farinata's love of Florence, especially when the sinner acknowledges that "maybe" he tested the city too much, but at least he was the one who kept his colleagues from razing the city to the ground. He sees Farinata as a strong majestic figure "towering" over Hell itself. Likewise, when he sees an enemy in Hell, such as Farinata, Dante is noble enough to recognize the power of the man, even while totally disagreeing with his political views. What endears Dante to the reader is his compassion for the sinners, even though he later comes to recognize that his pity is wasted upon them. He feels so apologetic for not recognizing Ciacco that he fabricates an excuse so as not to hurt his feelings. After all, Ciacco was a jovial and gracious host in life and was the typical "life of the party." Dante can only listen sympathetically to his condition. In contrast, Dante soon meets a Glutton in Hell. Then, when the greatest poets of all time invite him to join them, this is a compliment of such high caliber that Dante's pride is heightened immeasurably. And, he also displays a variety of emotions ranging from pleasure, to pity, to sympathy, to horror and revulsion.įor example, at the time of his journey, Dante was a rather well-known writer, and when he confronts the great classical writers whose greatness has survived the measure of time, he expresses awe merely to be in the presence of such greatness. As he travels through this dreadful region, he retains those qualities that he has always possessed. Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of history’s most ominous literary classics, Inferno is Dan Brown’s most compelling and thought-provoking novel yet, a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one and not let you go until you close the book.We never know what type of sin Dante has committed - this is not important - somewhere, he has simply strayed from the straight path. At the peak of his powers during Barcelona's 2015 treble win - a decade on from his first Spanish title - the four-time Ballon d'Or winner has again eclipsed his rivals and proved emphatically that he has no intention of surrendering his crown just yet. With only a few lines from Dante’s dark and epic masterpiece, The Inferno, to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance - sculptures, paintings, buildings - to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat… Summary: Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer of our time: a magician with uncanny ability to beat defenders, find space and score goals. Only Langdon’s knowledge of hidden passageways and ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings.Ī threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there.
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