Hi.. If you have to put Beowulf, Creon, David from the Hebrews, Rama and Sita in one of Dante's circle in Inferno, what would these be?
Also, if you could give any other character from the Ancient World and Medieval that would fit really well in one of the circles just go ahead... I want to know some ideas
Beowulf was really more of a virtuous Pagan in Dante's conception, so ... limbo? Really it would seem he would go to Mt. Purgatory to me.
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I was thinking that since Beowulf was a warrior he would be in Circle 7 where the Violence is but it is quite contradictory since he killed for a good cause ..Originally Posted by Poetaster
Not all warriors ended up on that circle. A pagan like Beowulf was never baptized so he'd likely be in limbo with Saladin.I was thinking that since Beowulf was a warrior he would be in Circle 7 where the Violence is but it is quite contradictory since he killed for a good cause ..
'So - this is where we stand. Win all, lose all,
we have come to this: the crisis of our lives'
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