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A 5 page paper which compares a scene from
Dante's Inferno and Homer's Odyssey. The scenes are compared in regards to character,
and event. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAinfrno.rtf
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information on using this paper properly! Introduction A great deal of ancient, or classic, literature addresses similar themes, contains similar elements, and bases much of the story on similar
knowledge and beliefs of the time period. Sometimes these similarities are incredibly vague and subtle, with the stories essentially appearing completely different from one another. And, in other cases the
similarities are incredibly obvious. In discussing Dantes Inferno and Homers Odyssey the similarities fall under the vague and allusive category. The main characters in each story are on a journey
which enlightens and strengthens the individuals, but their experiences are incredibly different, at least in the obvious sense. In the following paper we present an examination of a scene from
Inferno and a scene from Odyssey. We then address the two and discuss possible similarities, as well as obvious differences. Dantes Inferno The portion of the story we
focus on in Inferno comes to us in the very first Canto. "The first few cantos of the Inferno are extremely important for giving us clues about how to interpret
the poem. Dante sets up a lot of the parameters that he wants us to use to make sense of what hes writing" (Steinberg inferno.htm). It is the Canto
which presents us with the innocent and frightened Dante. He is just beginning his journey, understanding that is a necessity and that it holds danger: "MIDWAY upon the journey of
our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say What was this forest
savage, rough, and stern, Which in the very thought renews the fear. So bitter is it, death is little more; But of the good to treat, which there I found,
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