Illustration by Gustave Dore, from Canto XXXIV
Dante's Inferno takes us deep in to the darkest of worlds. Each circle holds a different caste of sinners, and each tormented soul is being punished in a manner that is fit to their crimes. Use this matching list to study for your test! The circles of hell are posted first, and the type of sinners are listed below. You will need to know the general inhabitants of each circle, but you will not be asked to know the rings or the pouches in the deepest pits. There are also sometimes more than 1 kind of sinner in each category. This means that you will have more options for answers than circles; you only need to provide 1 answer for each circle.- 1st circle (Limbo)
- 2nd circle
- 3rd circle
- 4th circle
- 5th circle
- 6th circle
- 7th circle (has rings)
- 8th circle (has evil pockets, or pouches)
- 9th circle
- hypocrites
- seducers
- heretics
- panderers
- gluttons
- sullen
- wrathful
- suicides
- betrayers of kin/country
- pagans
- flatterers
- thieves
- prodigals
- lustful
- avaricious
- sodomites
- blasphemers
- astrologists
Bonus Questions:
What hero that we studied earlier this semester does Dante meet in the 8th circle?
How many mouths does Lucifer have, who is in each one, and why?
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