2012年12月17日星期一
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 4th circle--- Avaricious
& Prodigal
The 5th circle---
Angry &Sullen
Summary
Virgil and
Dante saw Plutus and the wolf, then continue down to the 4th 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 5th 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
4th
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.
5th 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
4th circle?
A.
Clerics
B.
Popes
C.
Cardinals
D.
People who gets angry
E.
A, B and C
II.
On 4th
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 5th circle?
A.
Styx
B.
Phlegethon
C.
Acheron
D.
Cocytus
E.
Lethe
VIII. What’s
the sin on 5th 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
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