Cantos 19

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Cantos 19

• Kayla Westmoreland
• Nov. 19, 2007

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Summary

• Dante and Vigil come across the third pit of the
  8th circle which consists of those who committed
  simony.
• Simony-these sinners used their position in the
  church for personal monetary gain.
• The sinners are punished by having their heads
  shoved in the rocks while their feet are set on
  fire and are burning.
• Dante then calls out Pope Nicholas III and Virgil
  carries Dante away to continue on to the next
  circle.

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New Characters

• Pope Bonifice
• Pope Nicholas III

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Images
The image shows the punishment of the simonists.
The simonists were punished being turned upside
down and having their feet set on fire. Simonists
were those that basically stole money from the
church for their own personal gain.
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Details

• Dante and Virgil are located in the third pit of
  the 8th circle.
• This is where all of the simonists are punished
  for taking money from the church and using it for
  their own personal gain.
• Dante ends up calling out Pope Nicholas III and
  Virgil takes him down towards the next circle.

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Extra
Map describes the different levels of purgatory,
paradise, and the inferno.