... there are the souls that were overcome by lust. These souls are described as "Carnal sinners who subordinate reason to desire." (Cantos VI, 38-39). The souls are trapped in an eternal wind storm that blows them back and forth without any rest. The symbolism of this punishment is that ... (Cantos XII. 1-4). The river is literally a pool of hot blood that the violent offenders are forcibly submerged in depending on the level of their crime. Dante is exposed to this savage nature throughout all of the circles. His reaction to this inhumane activity includes a sudden blackout, due to the sev...

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... Prufrock to the character, Guido de Montafeltro, the doomed spirit in Dantes A Divine Comedy. He suggests that Eliot used the headnote from Dante because Guido and Prufrock were both faced with an overwhelming question (Dougherty.) Dougherty goes on to explain that the questions they faced made them ... the absence of any absolute, any right or wrong, to confront the question (39). While both Guido and Prufrock must answer an overwhelming question, Prufrock fails to reply. Dominic Manganiello affirms in T.S. Eliot and Dante that Eliot connects the situations of the Pilgrim and Guido with ...

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