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CANTO GUIDE 22

Canto 22

Circle eight: Bolgia five

The grafters

Summary                                                                                                                                          

The poet starts with their convoy of demon. Dante sees the GRAFTERS lying in the pitch like bullfrogs in water with only their snouts showing, hiding their feet and thick bodies. They disappear as soon as the see the demons, but the ripple on the surface reveals their presence.

One of the sinners whose an UNIDENTIFIED NAVARRESE, goes down too late and is caught by the demons, and he was about to be clawed. And in a twinkling, CURLY BEARD holds the demons back while Virgil questions him. The grafters speaks of  their fellow sinners, BROTHER GOMITA and MICHEL ZANCHE, while the uncontrollable demons strafe him from times to times with their clasps.

The NAVARRESE offers to attract some of his fellow sinners into the hands of the demons, and when his plan is accepted he jump into the pitch and escapes. HARLEQUIN and TRAMPLE FROST fly after him, but too late. They start a dispute on the way there and fall into the pitch themselves. CURLY BEARD immediately organizes a rescue and protect the poets, fearing the bad temper of the demons, take advantages of the confusion and run away.

Sinner & Contrapasso

Sinner: they are the grafters; they sold political offices and have caused political corruption

Contrapasso: sinners lying in the pitch like bullfrogs in water with only their snouts showing, hiding their feet and thick bodies. The pitch represents the grafters’ sticky fingers.

Character

NAVARRESE: early named Ciampolo or Jean-Paul; he was the illegitimate son of a spendthrift who ultimately committed suicide.  This is debated by scholars.

HARLEQUIN: he is “against the other” in wishing to accept Navarrese’s challenge; went to chase Navarrese.

TRAMPLE FROST: he went to chase Navarrese.

CURLYBEARD: early named Barbariccia,he is one of the Malebranche,  the Malebolge.

BROTHER GOMITA: was appointed by Nino Visconti of Pisa as his deputy and was later hanged for his disloyalty and bribe-taking.

MICHEL ZANCHE: he is said to have been the deputy of King Enzo.

Higher Order Questions

1 Why do you think the sinner here stands and stays again and again in the pitch?

2 What was the plan that Navassese made?

Multiple Choices

1.       The creature in this canto is?

a.                   lion and horse

b.                  demon

c.                   dragons

2.                   What is the sinner lying in?

a.                   pitch

b.                  pond

c.                   fire

3.What will the demon do when they see the sinner?

a.             pinch them

b.            shoot them with arrow

c.             seize them

4.                   who did the demon claw first?

a.                   Hellken  

b.                  Zanche

c.                   Navarrese

5.                   Who is helping Virgil to hold of demon.

a. curlybeard

b.      dragon

c.                   dante

6.                   Which one is Not a sinner in this canto.

a.                   Gomita

b.                  Venetian

c.                   Grizzly

7.                   What is Navarrese’s plan?

a.                   try to lure other sinner in to demon’s hand

b.                  try to escape

c.                   try to hide from the demon

8.                  Who fall back in to the pitch?

a.                   Navarrese

b.                  Hellken

c.                   Gomita

9.                   Who are the poets fear?

a.                   demond

b.                  sinner

c.                   curlybear

10.               How did they get away?

a.                   take advantage of the confusion

b.                  had a master piece of plan

c.                   just walk out

CANTO GUIDE7

Canto 7

The 4^th circle--- Avaricious & Prodigal

The 5^th circle--- Angry &Sullen

Summary                                   

  Virgil and Dante saw Plutus and the wolf, then continue down to the 4^th circle, which has the clerics, popes and cardinals. They either can’t hold the money or toss the money too much. So they have to roll the weights and revile each other.

Then they go down to the 5^th circle, where has people who’s angry and sullen, they either stand in the swamp and tear others apart or stay under the water and make the bubble.

Explanation Of The Sin/Sinner, Punishment/Contrapasso         

4^th circle punishmet------ They all stay in a ditch, what has been formed around as a circle, or like a ring. Two groups of soul stand on each side, with great cries rolling weights by the force of their chests. They collide each other and then reverse directions, look back and crying “Why do you hold?” and “Why do you toss?” They will do it again and again. The people in there either have bad giving or bad keeping, so they also will rise from the tomb with closed fists, or cut their hair short. The reason they stay there is they were so cross-eyed of mind when they were alive, that no measure governed their spending.

Sin/Sinner: Clerics, Popes and Cardinals, they can’t plan their money.

5^th circle punishment------- They muddied in the swamp, all naked, with indignant expressions. They strike each other and tear each other apart with their teeth, piece by piece. There are also some people who stays under the water, they sigh and make the water bubble at the surface, they will say “We were gloomy in the sweet air that the sun makes glad, bearing within us the fumes of sullenness: now we languish in the black slime.” They can’t say a fully word because their throats are gurgle.

Sin/Sinner: They all have anger vanquished, they have indignant expressions for everything.

The Fortune                                               

She is the one who’s in charge of power and money. She will transfers from time to time the empty goods from one people to another, from one family to another, beyond any human wisdom’s power to prevent.

But people doesn’t understand her, she’s so crucified by those who should give her praise, wrongly blaming and speaking ill of her.

Styx                                                       

The Styx means hate and detestation, is a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between the Earth and the Underworld. The river Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, and Cocytus are all at the center of the Underworld on a great marsh, which also called the Styx.

Remember the important rivers of the Underworld are Lethe, Eridanos, and Alpheus.

Higher Order Discussion Question                                      

What is your opinion of the sin in this round?

What would you recommend the punishment of this round?

Multiple Questions                                          

I.          Who gets punishment at 4^th circle?

A.         Clerics

B.         Popes

C.        Cardinals

D.        People who gets angry

E.         A, B and C

II.        On 4^th circle, which part of their body they used to roll the weights?

A.         Chests

B.         Shoulders

C.        Hands

D.        Heads

E.         Feet

III.     Where are they running around?

A.         A ditch, rounded like a circle

B.         Playground

C.        Corner bracing

D.        Highway

E.         Golf course

IV.      What they said to each other?

A.         Take care…

B.         God bless you

C.        What’s up, man!

D.        See you tomorrow!

E.         Why do you hold/toss?

V.        Who is Fortune?

A.         The one who’s in charge of power and money

B.         Headmaster

C.        English teacher

D.        Golf coach

E.         Seller

VI.      Why people speaking ill of her?

A.         Because she said bad word

B.         Because she will transfer your power to others

C.        Because she ‘s ugly

D.        Because she is a girl

E.         Because she appear on this book

VII.   What’s the river’s name at 5^th circle?

A.         Styx

B.         Phlegethon

C.        Acheron

D.        Cocytus

E.         Lethe

VIII. What’s the sin on 5^th circle?

A.         Anger

B.         Noisy

C.        Talk too much

D.        Speak bad word

E.         Not go to school

IX.      What punishment they have?

A.         Blow the bubble

B.         Tear each other apart with their teeth, piece by piece

C.        Read books

D.        Hungry

E.         Thirsty

X.        Where the people in 5th circle are stay in?

A.         Swamp

B.         Sea

C.        River

D.        Waterfall

E.         Stagnant water

bring one person and suitcase

“Martin, if the earth will be destroy tomorrow, who will you bring with? Only can be one person!” I ask my little brother, and force myself a smile to him.

“I will bring my little sister, my little doll!” he doesn’t perceive any different.

“I mean a person.” I emphasize again.

“Then I’m going to bring you, sis!”

“Why?” I ask him, “I can’t cook, can’t wash the clothes for you, I don’t know how to clean the house, and I don’t have a job, don’t have money.”

“But you’re my sister, who else I can bring?” he doesn’t understand my question.

“Why don’t you bring mom or dad, they can do what I can’t do. You don’t like them?” I keep asking him.

“They will get old, you can learn, right?” he smiles, “who you will bring then?”

“I will bring you, Martin. I will learn how to do these for you.” I pat his head, “Do you know what stuff I will bring there?”

“I don’t know, tell me!” he’s getting excited,”I’m going to bring my doll this time, and my bed, ”he stopped for one second,” oh yeah, and your laptop. ”

“I will bring my golf club, I like them.”

“That’s it?”

“Yeah, that’s it, that’s enough for me.”