Monthly Archives: November 2016

Divine vs. Human Justice and Punishment In The Inferno, we see a divine system of punishment and justice as opposed to Antigone, where human characters in power assert their system of punishment for crimes committed within their dominions. In addition, The … Continue reading →

Paper Prompts #1: Both Dante Alighieri and authors of One Thousand and One Nights reference their native land in their works. In the Inferno, Dante speaks to spirits of fellow Florentines about the future of the city, while Middle Eastern and Indian cities, … Continue reading →

Who Says?: Law is created by authority, not morals. As such, it is both possible and probable that law and justice, as implicitly defined throughout the narratives of Antigone and Dante’s Inferno, are tainted by human error. Additionally, a third … Continue reading →

Liquidity: The Inferno, the Odyssey, and the poetry of Wang Wei all incorporate liquidity as a strong symbol. Whether it’s a river of boiling blood, a vicious sea, or a soft mist, each author’s inclusion of fluids enhances or furthers … Continue reading →

1. Collection In Dante’s Inferno, Dante narrates his own journey using the stories of these damned souls. In a Thousand and One Nights, Shahrazad tells a collection of stories to guide her through the nights with the king. What effect … Continue reading →

Justice In many of the texts we read so far this semester, there seems to be a recurring theme of people committing crimes and getting reciprocated for them. Consider the role justice has in the texts we read so far and whether … Continue reading →

Story telling: in the majority of the works we’ve read thus far, story telling has been used as a technique for delaying negatives (such as death and punishment), gaining prestige and thus favor a (Odysseus) as well as a way … Continue reading →

1. The Accused: For this comparison, analyze some of the accused characters in The Thousand and One Nights and in The Inferno. How do the types of “sins” stack up against one another? Employ elements such as intention, violence, victim of … Continue reading →

Most of the works we have read this semester have portrayed women as inferior characters when compared to men. In the Inferno, throughout Dante’s journey into hell, he encounters and speaks to countless souls—some of which he had met during … Continue reading →

Creative Writing Approach: Write a paper where you put the characters, or the author or yourself, into a conversation with one other (for example, you write could write a play or a piece where Antigone might be in a conversation with … Continue reading →