Bolgia 4 of Circle 8Jesse Benson

Bolgia 4 of Circle 8Jesse Benson

Poet & Pilgrim’s Progress

Dante cries at sight of a mass of backward people Dante cries at sight of a mass of backward people with tears running down their bodieswith tears running down their bodies

Virgil admonishes Dante’s behavior, discusses Virgil admonishes Dante’s behavior, discusses sinners, blabs about the formation of his city’s sinners, blabs about the formation of his city’s namename

Dante could care less about Mantua, they talk Dante could care less about Mantua, they talk about more recent sinners, and Virgil rushes him about more recent sinners, and Virgil rushes him along to the next bolgiaalong to the next bolgia

Dante cries at sight of a mass of backward people Dante cries at sight of a mass of backward people with tears running down their bodieswith tears running down their bodies

Virgil admonishes Dante’s behavior, discusses Virgil admonishes Dante’s behavior, discusses sinners, blabs about the formation of his city’s sinners, blabs about the formation of his city’s namename

Dante could care less about Mantua, they talk Dante could care less about Mantua, they talk about more recent sinners, and Virgil rushes him about more recent sinners, and Virgil rushes him along to the next bolgiaalong to the next bolgia

The Sin…

Tried to see into the futureTried to see into the future

Sorcery (distortion of God’s law)Sorcery (distortion of God’s law)

Tried to see into the futureTried to see into the future

Sorcery (distortion of God’s law)Sorcery (distortion of God’s law)

Inhabitants

• Amphiaraus (left war)Amphiaraus (left war)• TiresiasTiresias (man/woman, (man/woman,

blind prophet)blind prophet)• Aruns (?)Aruns (?)• Manto (lady after whichManto (lady after which

Virgil’s hometownVirgil’s hometown

was named)was named)

• Amphiaraus (left war)Amphiaraus (left war)• TiresiasTiresias (man/woman, (man/woman,

blind prophet)blind prophet)• Aruns (?)Aruns (?)• Manto (lady after whichManto (lady after which

Virgil’s hometownVirgil’s hometown

was named)was named)

Torment…

Head screwed on backwardHead screwed on backward

Always moving backward (in Always moving backward (in reference to vision)reference to vision)

Blinding TearsBlinding Tears

Head screwed on backwardHead screwed on backward

Always moving backward (in Always moving backward (in reference to vision)reference to vision)

Blinding TearsBlinding Tears

Theme Stuff

Punishment equivalent to sin

In life, they tried to move forward in time and see the future. In Hell, the sinners walk backward throughout eternity and are blinded.

Distortion of God’s law = Distortion of body in Hell

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