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Inferno
Dante Alighieri
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Cantos I–II
Cantos III–IV
Cantos V–VI
Cantos VII–IX
Cantos X–XI
Cantos XII–XIII
Cantos XIV–XVII
Cantos XVIII–XX
Cantos XXI–XXIII
Cantos XXIV–XXVI
Cantos XXVII–XXIX
Cantos XXX–XXXIII
Canto XXXIV
Addendum: Terza Rima
Characters
Character List
Dante Alighieri
Virgil
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
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Important Quotations Explained
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Justice
Fame
Deceit
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Cantos I–II
Cantos III–IV
Cantos V–VI
Cantos VII–IX
Cantos X–XI
Cantos XII–XIII
Cantos XIV–XVII
Cantos XVIII–XX
Cantos XXI–XXIII
Cantos XXIV–XXVI
Cantos XXVII–XXIX
Cantos XXX–XXXIII
Canto XXXIV
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Dante
Virgil
Beatrice
Lucifer
Ulysses
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Cantos 1-2
Cantos 3-4
Cantos 5-6
Cantos 7-9
Cantos 10-11
Cantos 12-13
Cantos 14-17
Cantos 18-20
Cantos 21-23
Cantos 24-26
Cantos 27-29
Cantos 30-33
Canto 34
Addendum: Terza Rima
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
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Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
How does Dante eventually perceive the sinners' punishments?
Pitiful
Unjust
Proportional to their sin
Well deserved
2
of 5
How does Dante achieve immortality as a poet?
Through storytelling
Through heaven
Through hell
Through family
3
of 5
What two institutions does Dante see as equal but in need of separation?
Church and state
Religion and politics
Education and business
State and family
4
of 5
What literary tradition is Dante most indebted to?
Vernacular literature
Classical literature and mythology
Romantic literature
Gothic literature
5
of 5
What does the beast Geryon symbolize?
Violence
Lust
Dishonesty and fraud
The sacredness of words
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