Geography
The circle that is the setting of these cantos
9th
Name of the Count who likes brains
Ugolino
The Danube is a...
River
Each of the rings contains a different kind of...
Traitor
The bodies of the two souls who are still alive on Earth are possessed by...
Fiends
Frozen in the center of the ice lake
Satan
Name of the Archbishop with tasty brains
Ruggieri
The lake is so frozen it seemed to be made out of...
Glass
Typically, the punishment fits...
The crime
The 9th circle is a region of very strong...
Guilt and literal + spiritual gravity
Number of "rounds" of the ice lake
4
Name of the 3rd ring
Ptolomea
Pietrapana is...
The sinners of the 1st round are traitors to...
The traitors to guests are in the _ 'round'
3rd
Beings chained around the rim of the 9th circle
Giants
Type of sinner sent to the 2nd ring
Traitor to country
Dante's use of this draws attention to the unique iciness of the 9th circle
Contrast
Question: why does Dante think so low of treachery to one another, versus direct affronts like heresy?
[Discussion]
The presence of two souls who are alive above in Canto 33 is significant because...
Giant who gives passage to Virgil & Dante
Antaeus
Sin committed by Bocca
Cutting off the hands of the standard-bearer, meaning the army could not rally and was killed
Russia
Question: was it right for Dante to tear out Bocca's hair? Why do you think he is so vindictive?
[Discussion]
Question: what is the significance of Ruggieri being in Hell alongside Ugolino, whom he wronged?
[Discussion]; this fact is notable because it shows that being wronged does not erase one's own guilt for having committed wrongs towards others