Dante's Inferno | Canto 7 Summary and Analysis

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Pluto: God of the underworld and riches; at entrance to the Fourth Circle

The Hoarders and the Spendthrifts: Condemned to push and pull great weights for their sins

The Wrathful: Those who are ferocious and those who withdraw in black sulkiness and can find no joy; condemned to a marsh

Summary
As Dante and Virgil enter the Fourth Circle, they encounter Pluto. Pluto begins to say a chant to Satan. Virgil reminds Dante that Satan has no power over...


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