Pod Discussion: Inferno Cantos XXXIII and XXXIV: Circle Nine 1.
What sin is punished in the lowest level of Hell? Why do you think Dante's considers this to be the worst sin? How are these sinners punished? 2.
What does the lowest part of hell look like? Does the landscape surprise you? What did you expect? In what ways is it an appropriate place for punishing sinners who are found here? 3.
Ugolino is one of the last sinners examined in detail in the Inferno. What kind of commentary on extreme evil is Dante making in his depiction of Ugolino? 4.
What does Dante’s Lucifer look like? How is he placed at the bottom of the slope? Is there anything about Dante’s Lucifer that surprises you? 5.
In what ways does this lowest part of Hell serve as Dante’s abyss in his spiritual hero journey? How does he make it through the abyss?