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Madeline Grey, Joey Robinson, Jamie Milliff, Abigail Tempel

Cantos 7 - 10

Canto 7 : Circle 4
Hoarders and Wa"ers

Terrain : Battlefield Sin : Hoarding and Wasting Punishment : Souls take on dead weight (roll rocks) Justification : Too much stuff in life leads to heaviness in death. Sinners : Unrecognizable Reaction : Dante's heart wrenched with pain, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Plutus : Greek god of wealth, overseer of miserly and prodigal; Greedy holy men

Canto 7 : Circle 5
#e Wra$ful and Sullen

Terrain : River of Styx leads to bubbling marsh and dreary swampland. Sin : Wrathful and Sullen Punishment : Wrathful constantly fighting; Sullen were buried under the marsh Justification : Wrathful were angry on earth, so they are constantly tearing each other apart; Sullen were depressed on the earth, so they are left in the dark. Sinners : Lost their identities Reaction : Virgil described what was going on, no major reactions River of Styx

Entrance to & City of D'


Terrain : Sea of all Discernment, Smell of the Styx marsh still present Sinners/People : Phlegyas, Filippo Argenti Reactions : Dante was asking about the flames on the towers. Virgil described Filippo Argenti as an arrogant man who was loved by nobody. Dante wanted to see him covered in murk.

#e City of D'

Terrain: Heavy fog and dark, there was a horrible smell from the marsh, high towers, loud from the winds, twister, souls running away, full of torment and distress Reactions: Dante was wondering if anyone else had made the journey and Virgil admits that no one had. Virgil was called by Erictho. People/others: Erictho, The Furies, the Erinny's- Megaera, Alectris, Tisphone, Medusa, Hydra

Cantos 9 & 10 : Circle 6


Terrain: Countryside/cemetery, people lying in tombs on fire Sin: Heretics Sinners: They can see the future but they cannot see the present. Reactions: Dante was conversing with them, guilty People/other: Farinata Degligli, Uberti, Cavalcante Dei Cavalcante, Importance of family to carry on the line (sons)

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