HUI 235 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Paolo Malatesta, Epicureanism, Lust

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Italian Literature and Culture Courses in English
• Course: HUI 235
• Professor: Peter Caravetta

Document Summary

Study notes for quiz 2 on introduction and canto 5 - 17 (exam 2) Entrance to circle 2, where the sin is lust (slave to passion) Contrapasso (law of retribution): punishment matches the sin. Ex: give in to the storm of lust, in hell a violent storm tosses you around for eternity. Twisting of tail determines which circle sinners go to. Dante meets francesca da rimini & paolo malatesta. Killed by her husband, after found to be having an affair. Francesca much like earlier dante misinterprets love. Love= seizure of heart, then imprisoning of heart, then death an echo of the vita nuova. Entrance to circle 6, where the sin is heresy. Particularly, epicureanism: belief that the soul dies within the body. Dante is asked about current politics in tuscany by farinata. His political beliefs conflict with dante"s; however dante admires him for having a solid opinion.