Dante Alighieri (usually referred to by his first name) was exiled from his beloved city of Florence because of political affiliations and contractually married to a woman he did not love while the woman he did love died at the young age of 24. Engage students with premade activities and lesson plan ideas with Storyboard That!
Help students keep track of the characters in Dante's Inferno with a character map activity!
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DANTE ALIGHIERI
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Thirty-five years old, exiled from Florence, a politician, poet, and learned in the law.
Finds himself confused about the path his life has taken, needs guidance, still in love with Beatrice, calls out for Human Reason to guide him until he can find Divine Love.
“Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself alone in a dark wood.”