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What circle and round is mentioned in Canto 14?
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 Circle 7 Round 3. |
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What are the three sins in this round?
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 Violence against nature, violence against God, and violence against art. |
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What does Dante call ones who commit violence against God? Against nature? Against art?
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 Blasphemers. Sodomites. Usurers. |
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Who does Dante recognize in this round?
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 Capaneus. |
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What does this round look like?
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 A plain of burning sand upon which there descends an eternal slow rain of fire. |
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What is the symbolic retribution of the blasphemers (violent against God)?
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 They are stretched supine across the sand, while the rain of fire beats down on them. |
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What is the symbolic retribution of the sodomites (violent against nature)?
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 They run around in endless circles, while the rain of fire beats down on them. |
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What is the symbolic retribution of the usurers (violent against art)?
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 They are huddled on the hot sand, while the rain of fire beats down on them. |
