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This tells the story of Dante and the Roman poet Virgil going through the nine levels

DANTES INFERNO

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This is a ten slide powerpoint that tells the differrnt circles of hell in Dantes book, the divine comedy.

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Page 1: DANTES INFERNO

This tells the story of Dante and the

Roman poet Virgil going through the nine levels of hell in the medieval

ages.

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CIRCLE Ilimbo

The first circle of hell is reserved for people who were not exactly sinful, but did not accept Christ for who they thought he was.

Members of this circle include Julius Caesar, Socrates, Aristotle, and Virgil himself.

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CIRCLE IIlust

The second circle of hell includes the people let lust get a hold of them.

Members of this circle include Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, and Achilles.

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CIRCLE IIIgluttony

The third circle is for the gluttons, and poetically are damned to a place that was like what they made their lifestyle like.

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CIRCLE IVavarice

The fourth circle is four people who strived for avarice, or the need of material, like money, and expensive goods.

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CIRCLE Vwrath and sloth

The fifth circle of hell is for people who are doomed to dwell in the river Styx, fighting to the top, with the thousands of others for air.

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CIRCLE VIheresy

The sixth circle of hell is for the people who didn’t believe in life after death, heaven or hell.

This includes the followers of Epicurus.

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CIRCLE VIIviolence

This circle is divided into three parts. Three parts for violence against people or property, violence to self, or violence to god.

Members of this circle include Frederick II, and Brunetto Latini.

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CIRCLE VIIIfraudThe second to last

circle is divided into eight parts. The different parts include pimps, thieves, counterfeiters, and perjurers to name a few.This circle includes people like Ulysses, Muhammad, and Jason from Jason and the Argonauts.

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CIRCLE IXtreason

The final circle of hell is divided into four levels and is for people who commit treason.

Satan is in this ring, waist deep in ice, with Brutus, Cassius, and Judas in each of his three heads mouths.