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Be attentive to
leitmotifs: love,
conversion, justice, vision, desire, consciousness, time,
reason, Israel came out of Egypt, faith, identity, light, water,
music/rhythm/sound, time, ...
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In the transition between Inferno and
Purgatorio, what ends? what begins? How/why is Dante
ready for Purgatory?
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Characterize the differences between
Inferno and
Purgatory wr/t/ scenery, shades, rituals/rules/practices.
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What is the difference between purgation and
punishment? How are the penitent different than the
sinners?
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Why is there an antepurgatory?
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What is the purpose of the inferno? The
purpose of purgatory?
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Does Dante experience purgation
here?
Was he punished in Inferno?
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What are the laws of Fortune? of free will?
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Is Fortune "just"?
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Is tragedy part of Fortune?
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How are we to be happy?
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What does it mean to "possess" something?
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