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A 5 page paper
which examines the differences in human values presented in the cultures of “The
Inferno” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAgil.rtf
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the reader with a variety of values as they relate to the society and to the general condition of man. In Dantes "The Inferno" we are provided with a powerful
look at the values placed on morality during the time. In "The Epic of Gilgamesh" we are, perhaps, given a more common look at what society was in terms of
values rather than given an examination of what it should be in a perfect state of morality. Bearing these simple illustrations in mind we present the following paper which discusses
the two stories independently as they present human values. The paper then discusses how the two are very different in their definitions of human values. The Inferno Dantes
story is clearly a tale that involves a great deal of religious sentiment. It is a tale that seeks to uncover all the deadly sins of mankind, and illustrate that
morality that should be in existence in the state of man. If man, according to the story, is to rise above the carnal existence of animals, then he must be
incredibly virtuous and avoid all temptation and all base emotions. In better understanding some of the specifics involving human value we first look at the divisions Dante placed within
the Inferno. "In Dantes Inferno, there is an Upper Hell and a Lower Hell. Upper Hell is the place for those guilty of excessive self-indulgence" (Anonymous Dante Alighieri dante.htm). The
people placed here are, in many ways, perhaps average individuals who have not risen spiritually above simple needs. For example, "These are people who on earth loved too well and
not wisely. Perhaps they loved other persons or material goods (avarice-- misers and spendthrifts); maybe their love was food or drink (gluttony) or even their own aggressive impulses (anger)"
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