Canto XI Overview

These flashcards are a brief analysis of Canto 11 from Dante's Inferno. In Canto 11, Dante does not enter a new circle. Dante is told about what is to come on his journey throuought the Underworld and Upper and Lower Hell.

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What circle does Canto 11 take place in and what type of sinners are here?
Answer 1
Circle 6-Heretics
What goes on in Canto 11?
Answer 2
In Canto 11, the Poets do not enter a new circle, but are at the end of Circle 6. Virgil explains to Dante that they are about to enter Lower Hell.
What is the foundation of the layout of Lower Hell?
Answer 3
The division of Lower Hell is based on the Ethics and Physics of Aristotle.
Who are famous people and cities mentioned in Canto 11?
Answer 4
Pope Anastasius is the only famous person mentioned. The cities of Sodom and Cahors.
Which types of sin are in Lower and Upper Hell?
Answer 5
Sins of incontinence are in Upper Hell, while sins of Violence and Fraud are in Lower Hell.