Inferno Plot Diagram
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
Dante Alighieri (usually referred to by his first name) was exiled from his beloved city of Florence because of political affiliations and contractually married to a woman he did not love while the woman he did love died at the young age of 24. Engage students with premade activities and lesson plan ideas with Storyboard That!
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Dante's Inferno Summary & Plot Diagram Activity
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- EXPOSITION
- CONFLICT
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- RISING ACTION
- Dante finds himself astray from his righteous path and alone in the Dark Wood of Error. His path his blocked by three creatures who represent Worldliness. He is met by the Roman poet Virgil, who offers to take him on a journey around the creatures, into Hell, so he can reach the Mount of Joy.
- CLIMAX
- Dante is at a crossroads in his life where he needs to understand what has happened so that he can regain his faith in God’s plan. He is frightened to enter Hell with Virgil, but also understands that Virgil has been sent to guide him through this journey by Beatrice, the love of Dante’s life.
- FALLING ACTION
- The poets descend through the levels of Hell, finding each sin and torment to be worse than the previous level. They meet the lesser sinners in limbo, the lustful, the avaricious, and the prodigal. They move into the deeper levels of Hell, where they meet murderers, sexual deviants, sorcerers, hypocrites, thieves, and finally, the traitors.
- RESOLUTION
- They enter the lowest circle of Hell and find Lucifer himself in the central ring, called Judecca. Lucifer has three faces and mighty wings, which flap and freeze him in place. He has Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius in his three mouths, each there because they were treacherous to their masters.
- Virgil and Dante climb onto Lucifer and down, passing the center of gravity, until they are finally out of Hell.
- Dante looks up at the stars and sees the Mount of Purgatory, his next step in his journey of understanding his own personal turmoil. He and Virgil continue on without rest.
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