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Purgatory. As Dante leaves Hell behind him, he and Virgil begin the next phase of their journey – towards, and eventually up, the mountain of Purgatory. Here there are terraces that spiral upwards, as the souls within each are purified from vice and prepare to enter heaven.
May 8, 2023 · The angel informs Dante that he is about to go through the seven terraces of Purgatory (each representing one of the seven sins) and one of the P’s will be erased as he progresses through each terrace as he climbs Mount Purgatory.
The angel informs Dante that he is about to go through the seven terraces of Purgatory (each representing a sin among the seven deadly ones) and one of the P’s will be erased as he progresses through each terrace as he climbs Mount Purgatory.
Queen Amata, whose story is told in Virgil's Aeneid (7.45-106, 249-73, 341-405; 12.1-80, 593-611), inspires the third and final vision of wrath on the third terrace of Purgatory (17.34-9).
1. What might be Dante's reason(s) for having the proud souls stooped under the crushing weight of boulders as they walk around the first terrace of the mountain? 2. As Dante leaves the first terrace (pride), an angel erases one of the seven P's from his forehead (12.97-9).
Examples of chastity and lust are provided by the penitents themselves as they walk within a raging fire on the seventh and final terrace of Purgatory.
After they have climbed to the terrace of sloth, the central location within Purgatory proper, Virgil explains to Dante the moral structure of the mountain, the rationale for arranging and distinguishing among the seven capital sins.
