Dante’s
Inferno
By:
Abby Hani
Canto
25
“Seventh
bolgia, continued: Cacus-more metamorphoses-Agnello,
Pucci
Sciancato”
Summary:
“Take
them, God, I’m aiming at you!” states the thief. Canto 25 starts off the
chapter with this quote stated by Vanni Fucci because it shows why he was
punished in this Canto. Vanni flicks God off in anger of Dante seeing him in
such a horrible level of Hell. He is ashamed of himself and knows that Dante
would be ashamed too so he tries to hurt his feelings by informing Dante of the
Blacks winning over in Florence. After Vanni sticks his middle finger up at
God, immediately serpents choke him and tie his hands and arms together so he cannot
move. Vanni flees away and is captured by a centaur named Cacus who was known
for his thievery (stole the great herd). Moving along through the pit, Virgil and Dante see three souls below
them. One was a giant, six-footed serpent who wrapped himself around one of the
souls. The serpents’ form merges with the souls thus, resulting in the serpent
and soul becoming a single creature. Another creature bites another soul in the
belly. The soul and the lizard stare at each other as the lizard starts to look
like a man and the man starts to look like the lizard. Soon they have
completely reversed bodies.
Sins:
Since
canto 25 is the Seventh pouch continued, the sinners in this canto are Thieves.
One in particular that was mentioned was Vanni Fucci. He was put into this
level of Hell because he robbed a sacristy; “an apartment in a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.”
Another thief mentioned was Cacus who “fraudulently
stole the great heard he found.”
Characters:
Ø Vanni
Fucci: a sinner who is tormented by sperpents by getting bit continuously and
turning into ashes then regaining form again. He is also a Tuscan from Florence
and knows Dante.
Ø Cacus:
a centaur who lives in the Seventh bolgia. He is the one who captures Fucci
after he flicked God off. Cacus also did his share of thievery in the past.
Higher
Order ?’s:
1. Why
do you think Vanni Fucci flicked God off?
2. What’s
the purpose of the lizard changing the soul into a lizard and the lizard
changing into a soul?
Multiple
Choice:
1. Why
is Vanni Fucci ashamed of himself?
§ Because
his sin is shameful
§ He
knew Dante
§ First
and second choice
2. What
does the thief do in the very beginning of the chapter?
§ Flicks
God off
§ Gives
Dante a hug
§ Does
the hokey pokey
3. What
happened to Fucci after he flicked God off?
§ He
was praised and everyone bowed down to him
§ He
was captured by a centaur
§ He
died
4. What
is the centaur’s name?
§ Bob
§ Billy
Bob
§ Cacus
5. What
is Cacus’ sin?
§ He
was also a thief
§ He
worked at Taco Bell
§ Murdered
his brother
6. What
was the creature that was mentioned who turned into a soul?
§ Dog
§ Lizard
§ Cat
7. Where
did the soul get bitten?
§ On
the butt
§ On
the face
§ On
the belly
8. Who
are the sinners in the Seventh bolgia?
§ Thieves
§ Plunderers
§ Both
first and second choice
9. Does
Dante cry in this canto?
§ Yes
§ No
10.
What word does the book use to describe
Vanni’s gesture of flicking God off?
§ Fig
§ Flicking
§ Middle
finger up
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