The+Divine+Comedy+-+Purgatorio

The concept of Purgatory as is it known in Christiandom entails the purgation of one's soul so that it may be clean and pure enough to enter Heaven. In Dante's //Divine Comedy// the process of pergation is represented by a steep vertical ascent atop a mountain, wherein each level represents a sin that must be purged. In order of appearance in the text, and from lowest to highest in the mountain, the sins are: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, and Lust. It is important to note that according to Dante, each of the sins is caused by love, wherein Pride, Envy, and Wrath are misdirected love, Sloth is deficient love, and Avarice, Glutony and Lust are excessive love. __﻿Questions:__ __Research Options:__
 * What are the 7 deadly sins?
 * What is purgation?
 * Who leads Dante on this journey, and what does he represent?

Nasser:
1) Lust, Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth, and Avarice 2) Purgation is the process of purging the souls from sins so as to be allowed to enter heaven 3) Virgil, he represents the Roman poet by the same name whom wrote various poems and epics including the Aeneid. Virgil and his writings were probably a huge inspiration for Dante since he used him as a main character in the play.