March 22

Dante

Read one Canto aloud each day. (Today is Canto VII.)

Bring the Paradiso.

Acts I-II

1. What leitmotifs are present here that we have encountered before? What are some new ones?

2. Bring to class an image of your personal view of heaven. (example)

3. What does the use of light reveal about conversion?

4. Does our will ever end?

5. How do Beatrice & Virgil differ as guides?

6. Characterize (fully) the following spheres: Moon & Mercury.

1. Video Time!

2. Image is everything. How so for Richard of Gloucester?

3. What dualities are at work in the play?

4. What is the fundamental duality?

5. Which half of Richard holds the power?