Riddle for Exeter book

Prologue

13th picture

       Different, is what I see myself to be. Being somewhere you really have no desire of being, feeling as if you we're out of your element was the feeling I had. Me and my boys standing out from others at this event which happens to be a school function. Pictures were taking with smiles that didn't have a happy meaning on the other side. I had know I tensions of the flashing of cameras being zoomed in focused on me. Overall it turned out to be ok.

Writing Warm ups

Warm up#1

                       It all started when I was in the 3^rd grade really not having a clue about football. But as time progressed I started to get real friendly with the sport. I can say I really wasn’t as good as I am today, not because of age but skill wise. From that time period I’ve put in so much work on and off the field to become a better athlete. It turned out to be a good deed for me because, now I’m good enough to play at the next level, and my hard work and ambition paid off.

Warm up#2

                       “I have trouble writing because,” being a young writer many thoughts pass through my head, and with me being flustered with thoughts takes away time from me writing on paper. Also, jumping from different topics, which I’ve noticed I do often.

Canto 17

    Canto 17

              By Dwight Tucker

Summary

Dante and Virgil now approaches a creature that has a face of a human, body type of a reptile, scorpion's tail and two hairy paws that goes by the name Greyon. They are still in the seventh circle but in the third zone of this third circle ring. Virgil stops to talk with the creature while sending Dante on to learn more about those who were violent against art. Dante figures that they are unwilling to talk so he returns to Virgil. During the pass time when Dante wasn’t with Virgil he was talking to the human headed monster about transporting them to the 8^th circle of hell. The creature will do so Dante and Virgil loads up on Greyon back while he takes them to the eighth circle of hell.

    Sin/Sinner

The Usurers (violent against art)

          Sit in a crouch along the edge of a burning plain that approaches the cliff with a leather purse around there neck

                     

       Punishment/Contrapasso

       There isn’t a contrapasso but the creature Greyon do show some symbolism. He is symbolic of dishonesty and fraud and he also traces back to the leopard in canto I.  

Characters in Canto 17

Geryon:

          is significant as he represents fraud. He is summoned by Dante “corda”, which links him immediately with the leopard of canto 1.                      Two higher-order thinking questions

1) How is the creature Geryon symbolic to the leapord in canto one?

10 multiple choice questions

1) Who are the sinners in the 7^th circle?

   A. Heretics    B. usurers    C .tyrants

2) How are the sinners punished?

   A. sit in rain of fire

   B. Eat the soul

   C. To shoot the soul by arrows.

3) Who takes dante and virgil to the next circle?

   A. Beatrice

   B. Greyon

   C. Deianira.

4) What is the punishment of this Canto?

   A. Let them push the rocks.

   B. have purse around there necks

   C. Boiling them

5) What was the strange task that someone entrusted Virgil?

   A. talk to the usurers    B. Sing Hallelujah     C.wait for someone

6) How does Greyon look?

   A. human headed monster

   B. a pig

   C. 3 headed monster

7) Which animal from canto 1 is Greyon symbolic to?

    A. lion   B. leopard   C. wolf

8) Who was the guide of this sub-circle

    A. Chiron   B. Virgil   C. Greyon

9) What material is the thing around their neck ?

   A. leather

   B. rubber

   C.  plastic

10) What type of tail do Geryon have?

   A. tiger tail

   B. scorpion tail

   C. dog tail

Source from: 

* The beast and monster in Dante’s inferno

* Inferno

Canto V

Canto V

Summary:
Dante and Virgil now descend into the Second Circle of Hell, smaller in size than the First Circle but greater in punishment. As they continue in the second circle they notice a monster demon named Minos. He’s like the body guard of this level of hell, but he stands at the front of an endless line of sinners, assigning them to their torments. The sinners also confess their sins to him, then he would wrap his tail around himself a certain amount of times indicating the number of the circle to which the soul must go. Dante tries to enter pass Minos warns Dante not to enter because he sees that Dante is not dead, but Virgil shares a couple words with Minos to let him enter. Virgil and Dante are walking through dark paths with ceaselessly rain and winds as if it was an endless hurricane. This circle is where the sinners of lust are placed. Dante feels sympathy for them and he would like to call some of the sinners out to hear their story. A sinner named Francesca, recognizes Dante as a living soul and chooses to shear her story with him. She shears that she fell in love with her husband’s brother, which happened while reading a book about the love of Lancelot and Guinevere. They started feeling the book a little too much then started shearing each other secret love. After Dante hears her complete story he faint because he is overwhelmed with pity.

Characters & Analysis
Lustful	Those who committed sins of the flesh.
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini	A pair of lovers condemned to the Second Circle of Hell for an adulterous love affair
Minos	stands at the Second Circle of Hell, deciding where the souls of sinners shall be sent for torment.
High Order Thinking Questions: 1.)    How are the lustful being punished in the second Circle of Hell? Why is that punishment appropriate for this sin?

Questions:

1. Why does Francesca’s heart still hurt and ache?

2. How does Dante react to Francesca’s tale?

3. What does Francesca say is the greatest sadness in this place?

4. What is the punishment in this Second Circle?

5. What caused Francesca to commit the sin of lust with Paolo?