Themes

Redemption the realm defined as purging oneself in order to become worthy of climbing (Canto I), the gate that opens once and demands not looking back (Canto IX), the P that is erased and leaves the step lighter (Canto XII), the mountain that trembles when a soul feels... Forgiveness the infinite goodness with arms so large that it takes in whoever turns to it (Canto III), Buonconte saved by a small tear, and Pia, who asks only to be remembered (Canto V), the prayer of the living that shortens the wait (Canto VI, Canto VIII), Provenzano,... Love the doctrine of Virgil, in which every act is born of love and only the object and the vigor vary (Canto XVII, Canto XVIII), the good that multiplies when it is shared (Canto XV), the poet who writes what Love dictates within (Canto XXIV), the old love that... Fate and Free Will Marco Lombardo, who grants heaven the beginning of the movements and gives man light and free will (Canto XVI), Dante's objection that, if love comes from outside, there is no merit (Canto XVIII), Statius, whose free will makes the mountain tremble (Canto... Art the Casella song that consoles and makes one forget the way (Canto II), the images read in the stone as speech (Canto X), Oderisi and the empty glory of the arts (Canto XI), Bonagiunta and the sweet new style (Canto XXIV), Guinizelli and Arnaut, who pass the... Politics the invective against Italy (Canto VI), the negligent princes of the valley (Canto VII), the inventory of vices of the Arno and Romagna (Canto XIV), the two suns of Rome (Canto XVI), Hugh Capet and the kings of France (Canto XX), and the chariot of the Church... Pride the proud bent under stones (Canto X), Omberto, who despised all men because of his blood, and Oderisi, who only later sees the vanity (Canto XI), the floor with the falls of pride (Canto XII) and Dante's fear of carrying the weight of the first ledge (Canto...