January 22

Dante (Inferno XI-XV)Read one Canto per day aloud.

1. Dante undergoes a major transition as he crosses each body of water. Trace these transitions through the work thus far.

2. What is the root problem common to all of the sins of incontinence?

3. Why are the beasts half and half in Canto XII?

4. Explain the contrapasso of the wood of suicides.

5. Explicate each contrapasso in circle 7.

6. Why is sodomy a sin of violence?

1. How can confession involve both praise and sin?
2. Interpret Monica's vision.
3. Formulate an Augustinian definition for sin and its consequences.
4. Can God be our friend?