The Guelphs conflicted and split into these two political parties.
100
Where are Dante and Virgil in this canto?
The Vestibule
100
What is one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem?
A canto
200
Who is Virgil?
Poet who guides Dante through Hell
200
Who is Pope Celestine?
The one who makes the Great Refusal
200
Where is Dante from?
Florence, Italy.
200
Where was the phrase"ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE." inscribed?
The "Gates of Hell"
200
What is a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
A Vestibule
300
Who is Charon?
A ferryman who carries dead bodies across the Acheron River
300
What is the Acheron?
The river that separates Purgatory from Hell
300
Who is Pope Boniface VIII?
A corrupt Pope of Dante's time.
300
What was Dante's reaction to the horrible sights in Hell?
Dante swoons/faints
300
What is papal?
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy
400
Who are the Opportunists?
Damned persons who Dante passes in Hell.
400
What is the symbol of the guilty conscience of the souls. (The Opportunists particularly).
Insects (Hornets and Wasps)
400
What is the name of the political party Dante was in?
Bianchi Guelphs
400
Who are the Opportunists?
The occupants of the Vestibule who chase a banner and are stung by hornets and wasps
400
What is an Allegory?
A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms, figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
500
Who is Beatrice?
Dante's childhood infatuation. Will guide Dante through Heaven.
500
What does the Banner symbolize?
The souls' desires that are never ending and always changing.
500
What is the Rebellion of the Angels?
The event in Christian tradition in which Satan and other angels who rebelled against God where cast out of heaven.
500
Who is reluctant to let Dante pass through Hell, but Virgil tells him it is God's will
Charon
500
What is the Rebellion of the Angels?
The event in which Satan and the rebellious angels were cast out of heaven.