The Divine Comedy INFERNO “Canto XVIII” Esha C Ratcliff-Rogers
ORIGIN OF CANTO Eighth Circle Known as “Malebolge” Malebolge means “Evil Pouches” There are 10 Evil Pouches Canto Addresses Pouches 1 and 2
Those Punished Here Sinners of ‘’simple or ordinary’ fraud 1st Pouch: Panderers and Seducers 2nd Pouch: Flatterers
Punishment of Canto XVIII Those consumed within this canto are punished according to the sin they have committed: 1st Pouch Panderers/ Seducers: hrned demons strike them on their backs with enormous whips 2nd Pouch Flatterers: punished by being buried in excretory or fecal matter
Encounters along the Journey 1st Pouch Venedico Caccianemico Pimp Jason Seducer - Victims: Men of Colchis, Hypsipyle, Medea 2nd Pouch Alessio Intermines Flatterer Thais Harlot
Summary This Canto begins a whole, new dimension of the Divine Comedy. It introduces another level that is further sub-divided in multi-levels. Those punished here are those who have committed fraud of some sort: Panderers, Seducers, Flatterers. Dante speaks more explicitly to describe contents to give reader a more vivid description.
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