Hell

We started the new assignment of Dante's Inferno on Thursday and since then we have been researching and typing till no end. Everyone is assigned a different canto, which is similar to a chapter now-a-days. Every canto belongs to a different circle of hell, and a ring inside that circle. There are different sins that lands people in certain levels of hell and punishments that coincide with every sin. The canto I am researching and presenting about is canto XVI. This canto's sin is the act of sodomy, relationship with one of the same sex, and their punishment is to forever walk under the rain of fire. The sin falls under the seventh circle of hell in ring 3, "violence against God".

For the assignment we must paraphrase every line, write a paragraph on every icon and allusion mentioned, create a visual interpretation, and make a digital presentation for our chosen canto. So far I have paraphrased every stanza in the canto which has given me a much clearer understanding of its allegorical meaning. I still have a long ways to go until I become close to finishing this assignment but I have great confidence that I can knock this out of the water by my presentation date. I am excited to continue revealing the underlying meaning behind my canto and gain more knowledge on its significance. The visual interpretation should be fun to create and I am excited to see what I come up with to display the canto's deeper meaning.