Circle 2=Lust, Sins of the flesh Canto 5-Famous Lovers Circle 2=Lust, Sins of the flesh

Who are they and why are they in Circle 2? Group 1=Semiramis Group 2=Dido Group 3=Cleopatra Group 4=Helen and Paris Group 5=Achilles Group 6=Tristan Group 7=Paolo and Francesca Group 8=Lancelot and Guinevere (not in Circle 2, but Paolo and Francesca read about them) Group 9=Minos (not one of the lovers, but we meet him in Canto 5)

Keynote or Prezi Use at least 32 font Add color and pictures Title slide + three other slides + end slide Explain who they are and why they are in Circle 2 Present your ideas to the class Do NOT read from the screen

Semiramis (Si mir a miss) Queen of Babylon 1. Had the laws changed so she could marry her own son 2. Had affairs 3. Developed the chastity belt

Dido-Queen of Carthage Was married and had an affair with the Trojan hero, Aeneas. She claimed that she and Aeneas had married, but he said otherwise. Killed herself

Paris and Helen of Troy Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world and was married to Menelaus. Paris took Helen from Greece to Troy after they fell in love.

Achilles His lust overcame his common sense. He fell in love with a Trojan princess and betrayed the Greeks in order to be with her. Although his rage and anger were common knowledge, his lust landed him in Circle 2.

Cleopatra Ruler of Egypt Was married to her brothers, but never had children with them Had an affair with Julius Caesar, had a child with him Had an affair with Mark Antony, had twins with him Suicide

Tristan Nephew of King Mark King Mark was to marry Iseult, (Isolde) but she had an affair with Tristan after drinking a love potion.

Francesca and Paolo Both committed adultery Dante was 20 years old when Francesca and Paolo were murdered. Young and beautiful Francesca was tricked into marriage to Paolo’s ugly brother She was married for 10 years, but loved Paolo, the cute brother, and had an affair with him. The ugly brother murdered them both. They were reading a book about Lancelot and Guinevere when they fell in love

Queen Guinevere and Lancelot King Arthur and Queen Guinevere Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere-had an affair

Minos (Minus, Meenos): The Judge