Dante’s Divine Comedy: Dante’s Divine Comedy: InfernoInferno

Canto 34Canto 34

Canto 25Canto 25

Ninth Circle, Fourth Ring: JudeccaNinth Circle, Fourth Ring: Judecca Traitors against benefactors are Traitors against benefactors are

being punishedbeing punished Cold and iceCold and ice Emperor = Dis/LuciferEmperor = Dis/Lucifer Brutus, Cassius, JudasBrutus, Cassius, Judas Descent into Southern Hemisphere – Descent into Southern Hemisphere –

starsstars

Lucifer = Emperor of HellLucifer = Emperor of Hell Traitors to Benefactors Traitors to Benefactors

– covered in ice– covered in ice Lucifer has three Lucifer has three

mouths mouths Chewing on the souls Chewing on the souls

of Judas, Cassius, of Judas, Cassius, BrutusBrutus

Dante & Virgil climb Dante & Virgil climb his bodyhis body

Exit from hell, see the Exit from hell, see the starsstars

Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot

Betrayer of ChristBetrayer of Christ Exchanged pieces Exchanged pieces

of silver for of silver for betrayal with a kissbetrayal with a kiss

Hanged himselfHanged himself

Brutus & CassiusBrutus & Cassius

Betrayers of Julius Betrayers of Julius CaesarCaesar

Although they Although they pretended to be his pretended to be his allies, they plottedallies, they plotted

Stabbed him on the Stabbed him on the Roman Senate Roman Senate steps on March steps on March 1515thth, 44 BCE, 44 BCE

Dante and Virgil descend – Dante and Virgil descend – ln 76-81ln 76-81

““When we had reached When we had reached the point at which the the point at which the thigh revolves, just at the thigh revolves, just at the swelling of the hip, my swelling of the hip, my guide, with heavy strain guide, with heavy strain and rugged work, and rugged work, reversed his head to reversed his head to where his legs had been where his legs had been and grappled on the hair, and grappled on the hair, as one who climbs- I as one who climbs- I thought that we were thought that we were going back to Hell.”going back to Hell.”

Ln 138-139Ln 138-139

““It was from there It was from there that we emerged that we emerged to see - once more to see - once more - the stars.”- the stars.”