March 8

Dante

Read one Canto aloud each day.

We will practice the art of careful listening, a lost art. Be prepared to discuss any of the questions noted on this page. Our in-class biweekly writing will occur at the end of class.

1. We will conclude our discussion of natural vs. rational love.

2. Notice the differences between the last three terraces and their counterparts in the Inferno.

3. How are we to measure the most signifiicant changes that Dante is undergoing as he climbs the mount?

4. How do we know Dante is nearly ready to enter paradise?

1. We will review Book III and clean up loose ends, then move into Book IV:

2. According to Boethius, does Satan possess will? power?

3. Draw a picture to depict the relationship between fate & providence.

4. What core assumptions lie beneath Boethius' claim that the wicked are unhappy when they unjustly go scot free?