1. The Divine Comedy INFERNO
“Canto XVIII”
Esha C Ratcliff-Rogers

2. ORIGIN OF CANTO Eighth Circle Known as “Malebolge”
Malebolge means “Evil Pouches”
There are 10 Evil Pouches
Canto Addresses Pouches 1 and 2

3. Those Punished Here Sinners of ‘’simple or ordinary’ fraud
1st Pouch: Panderers and Seducers
2nd Pouch: Flatterers

4. 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

5. Encounters along the Journey
1st Pouch
Venedico Caccianemico Pimp
Jason Seducer
- Victims: Men of Colchis, Hypsipyle, Medea
2nd Pouch
Alessio Intermines Flatterer
Thais Harlot

6. 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.

7. QUESTIONS???