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The quote “If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought. (The Divine Comedy)” is highly evident I cantos 6-10 of The Inferno by Dante. This quote simply means that if you go off course the reason is because it is within your nature not to be perfect and to go astray. This quote is the reason why the Souls in The Inferno are in hell.

“I see new torments and new souls in pain about me everywhere. Wherever I turn away from grief, I turn to grief again. (Canto VI, Lines 1-3)” This is when the main character is in hell and looking about him. It directly relates to the main quote in that the reason for hell is to punish sinners and the sin is within us. Adam was the first man created and he was created with sin within him. The sin was the reason why he was thrown out of the Garden of Eden and why mankind was in need of a Savior. It is evident in The Inferno that the souls had sin within them.

“And he: ‘in the first life beneath the sun they were so skewed and squint-eyed in their minds their misering or extravagance mocked all reason.’ (Canto VII, Lines 40-43) This is Virgil speaking to the main character about the souls in hell. It was in them to mock all reason and due to this, they were damned to hell. Not only did the souls of mortals had nature planted within them.

“‘Outcasts of Heaven, you twice-loathsome crew,’ he cried upon that terrible sill of Hell, ‘how does this insolence still live in you?’ ( Cantos IX, Lines 88-90)” This is Virgil speaking to the angels that are in hell rebelling against God. The rebellious nature is within them. An apple tree is an apple tree regardless if it bears fruit or not. Once an apple tree, always an apple tree. This is how the quote “If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought. (The Divine Comedy)” is directly related to cantos 6-10 of The Inferno by Dante.

The quote “a great flame follows a little spark (The Divine Comedy)” is highly evident in cantos 1-5 in The Inferno by Dante. To elucidate, this quote means that something small can turn into something big. This quote illustrates how the entire story came into being. It explains how understanding in the story occurs and how sin is planted. If you know how to peruse Dante’s words, the main quote will clearly illustrate the denouement of this story happened.

“and he then: ‘Follow.’ And he moved ahead in silence, and I followed where he led. (Canto I, Lines 127-128)” This is when Virgil, the sedulous guide, is leading the main character into hell. The character was not forced to go, he did it on his own free will. A free will that led him to explore the scurrilous depths of hell thus giving us the entire story. His decision was the spark that created the great flame of this novel. There is also content of how seeds are planted.

“As leaves in autumn loosen and stream down until the branch stands bare above its tatters spread on the rustling found, so one by one the evil seed of Adam in its Fall cast themselves…(Canto 3, Lines 109-114)”Adam was the first man created by God and was made with sin in him. This means that all of his decedents (us) are born with sin within. This quote is symbolizing the sin within as a seed thus directly relating itself to the main quote. Also, the main quote gives understanding in these pages.

“I understand your words and the look in your eyes (Canto II, Lines 43-44)” That was the “I” character or the main character talking. This means that he is interpreting words and looks to derive the meaning. What are words? What are letters? They are just sounds and symbols hat you have to interpret to derive any meaning. This quote is saying that from the spark of words and looks, a meaning was understood. This directly connects to the main quote because the words are the sparks and the understanding is the flame. This is how the quote “a great flame follows a little spark.(The Divine Comedy)” is directly related to Cantos 1-5 in Dante’s The Inferno.

Dante Aligrier Introduction

Xiii-XVI

Three important facts

1. He was born in the free Commune of Florence located near the center of the Italian peninsula.

2. His mother died when he was very young and his father remarried.

3. Dante soon lost both parents and was completely orphaned.

1. He spent a lot of time with patrons in various courts of Italy.

2. Made a “first friend” named Guido Cavalcant.

3. “In 1289 he took part in the battle of Campaldino and the capture of Caprona.”

1. In 1296 he spoke in the Council of the Hundred.”

2. In 1299 he was a minor ambassador.

3. He married Gemma and was also a strong “white”.

The American government is not in balance with religion nor will it ever be. The American government is only drifting away from religion. Our first right given to us as Americans is stated in Amendment I. It says:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” In English, that means that congress shall not respect or prohibit the exercise of religion and will not take away the freedom of speech, press or the right to peaceably assemble or request from the government to fix any complaints. Now there is a problem. Yeah-yeah, we all know the dispute about the pledge “one Nation, under God…” They are now trying to take away that line in the pledge. Suzanne Herel tells about this in her article Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional . She wrote “Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, a federal court judge ruled today, saying that the pledge’s reference to “Under God” violated school children’s right to be ‘free from a coercive requirement to affirm God.’” She used a pretttty fancy word there. Coercive requirements is like saying ‘belief requirements.’ Its not required that anyone say ‘Under God’ that it is your right as an American according to the first amendment. To call it “unconstitutional” to speak of God violates that same right that gave you the freedom to not speak of Him. The first amendment gave the freedom to speak of God and to be stay apart form God. To call exercising the our right “unconstitutional” is in itself UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Ok, for all of you who don’t know what that means unconstitutional is a synonym for unlawful, unauthorized and illegal. That’s no balance of religion that, my friend, is disposing of it. If it is passed that the pledge is banned from schools as it most likely has in some public schools, it will be violating the first amendment granted to us as Americans.