Jan 2, 2010

Dante's Inferno | Canto 2 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Beatrice: Woman who begs Virgil to rescue Dante (Heavenly Wisdom)

St. Lucia: Messenger from the Virgin Mary

The Virgin Mary: Sends the messenger St. Lucia to Virgil

Aeneas: A character from Virgil’s Aeneid; author of “young Silvius’ birth”

St. Paul: One who, like Dante, writes of his view of Hell

Summary
Friday has almost ended. Dante and Virgil have been climbing most of the...