Canto
XXVII
Summary-
This canto
starts with Virgil and Dante being stopped by another soul after hearing the
Ulysses’ story. Dante compares the sound this soul makes to a medieval brass
bull that was a torture device. The soul is in so much pain that at first Dante
cant even understand what he is saying, but eventually the soul makes out his
words. We find out the soul lived in Romagna, a region in Italy. The soul asks
how his home town is. Dante tells him that Romagna is suffering under tyranny
and violence. Dante then asks what the soul’s name is. The soul hesitates at
first but thinking that Dante will never leave Hell to tell everyone of his sin
he eventually tells him. He states his name as Guido da Montefeltro and that he
was apart of the Ghibellines. Guido then goes on to tell his life story. We
find out that at first he was a soldier, then had an empfany and changed his
ways and became a friar under the Franciscan order. Then Pope Boniface VII
convinces Guido to comeback to politics but on the opposite side this time. Boniface
at one point asked him how to take over Palestrina. Guido at first didn’t want
to, but the Pope promised to give him absolution so Guido gave in. When Guido
died St. Francis came for him to full fill the absolution but a devil snatched
him saying his absoultion was contradictory. The devil took him to Minos and
Minos set him here to the eighth pouch of the eighth cirlce of hell.
Sins-
Same
as Canto 26, the sinners in this canto are the fraudulent or evil counselors, people
who used their power, influence, and intellect for evil.
Punishment for Sins-
Same
as Canto 26. Their punishment is that they have to walk around wearing clothes
on fire or basically being completely engulfed by fire.
Link to Contrapasso-
Same
as Canto 26. The link to contrapasso is that maybe the flames that encase the
souls are symbolic of their guilty conscience burning them from the outside to
inside instead of their conscience gnawing away at you from the inside.
Characters-
Guido da Montefeltro.-
He was a soldier then turned priest, then the pope convinced him to comeback to
politics and become his counselor. He gave the advice, which turned out to be
wrong about taking over Palestrina. A devil prevented St. Francis from taking
him to heaven, and Minos sent him to the eighth pouch of the eighth circle of
hell. See Canto summary for more in depth.
Discussion Questions
1. Why
do you think Dante set aside a whole canto to tell the story of Guido da
Montefeltro?
2. Do
you think Dante committed fraud by getting Guido to tell his sins by seeming
like he was a soul that lived in hell?
3. Do
you think Guido da Montefeltro deserved to go to
hell?
Multiple Choice Questions
- What pouch are Dante
and Virgil at?
a)
third
b)
sixth
c)
eighth
d)
ninth
- Where is Guido da Montefeltro from?
e)
Seville
f)
Sienna
g)
Rome
h)
Romagna
- What are the sinners
engulfed by?
i)
Toxic smoke
j)
Boiling Tar
k)
Insects and Bugs
l)
Fire
- Which party was Guido da Montefeltro orginally a part of?
m) Guelphs
n)
Republic
o)
Separatists
p)
Ghibellines
- Who are the sinners in this
pouch?
q)
Murderers
r)
Evil counselors
s)
Fraudulent Counselors
t)
Both r and s
- Which pope persuaded Guido da Montefeltro?
u)
Pope St Pius
v)
Pope John IV
w)
Pope Boniface VIII
x)
Pope John Smith
- What monastery was Guido da Montefeltro apart of?
y)
Separatists
z)
Epicureans
aa) Franciscans
bb) Christians
- What was Guido da Montefeltro orginally?
cc) Soldier
dd) Friar
ee) Baker
ff) Priest
- Which Saint came to
bring him to heaven after Guido da
Montefeltro died?
gg) St.
Lucas
hh) St.
Francis
ii) St.
Mary
jj)
St. Smith
- What prevented Guido da Montefeltro from going to Heaven?
kk) Devil
ll)
Furies
mm) Centaurs
nn) Minos
The
Divine Comedy: Inferno. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/divine-comedy-inferno/summary-analysis/canto-xxvi-xxvii.html>.
Inferno.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/section11.rhtml>.
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