Purgatorio Learning Guide: Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Analysis
    Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
    Matilda
    Dew and Lethe's Water
    The Griffin and Chariot
    The Eagle and the Fox
    The Whore and the Giant
    Light and Beauty
    Ship Imagery
    Child Imagery
    Wing Imagery
    The Seven P's
    Three Steps into Purgatory Proper, the Guardian Angel, and the Two Keys of Saint Peter
    Setting
    Narrator Point of View
    Genre
    Tone
    Writing Style
    What’s Up With the Title?
    What’s Up With the Ending?
    Plot Analysis
    Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
    Three Act Plot Analysis
    Trivia
    Steaminess Rating
    Allusions
    Brief Summary
    Purgatory Canto I
    Purgatory Canto II
    Purgatory Canto III (Ante-Purgatory: the Late-Repentants; the base of the mountain: the Excommunicates)
    Purgatory Canto IV (Ante-Purgatory, the First-Spur: the Indolent)
    Purgatory Canto V (Ante-Purgatory, the Second Spur: Those Who Died by Violence and without Last Rites)
    Purgatory Canto VI (Ante-Purgatory, the Second Spur: Those Who Died by Violence and without Last Rites)
    Purgatory Canto VII (Ante-Purgatory: the Valley of the Rulers)
    Purgatory Canto VIII (Ante-Purgatory: the Valley of the Rulers)
    Purgatory Canto IX (Ante-Purgatory: the Valley of the Rulers)
    Purgatory Canto X (The First Terrace: the Prideful)
    Purgatory Canto XI (First Terrace: the Prideful)
    Purgatory Canto XII (First Terrace: the Prideful)
    Purgatory Canto XIII (Second Terrace: the Envious)
    Purgatory Canto XIV (Second Terrace: the Envious)
    Purgatory Canto XV (Third Terrace: the Wrathful)
    Purgatory Canto XVI (Third Terrace: the Wrathful)
    Purgatory Canto XVII (Third Terrace: the Wrathful, Fourth Terrace: the Slothful)
    Purgatory Canto XVIII (Fourth Terrace: the Slothful)
    Purgatory Canto XIX (Fifth Terrace: the Avaricious and Prodigal)
    Purgatory Canto XX (Fifth Terrace: the Avaricious and the Prodigal)
    Purgatory Canto XXI (Fifth Terrace: the Avaricious and the Prodigal)
    Purgatory Canto XXII (Sixth Terrace: the Gluttonous)
    Purgatory Canto XXIII (the Sixth Terrace: the Gluttonous)
    Purgatory Canto XXIV (Sixth Terrace: the Gluttonous)
    Purgatory Canto XXV (the Seventh Terrace: the Lustful)
    Purgatory Canto XXVI (the Seventh Terrace: the Lustful)
    Purgatory Canto XXVII (the Seventh Terrace: the Lustful)
    Purgatory Canto XXVIII (The Earthly Paradise)
    Purgatory Canto XXIX (The Earthly Paradise)
    Purgatory Canto XXX (The Earthly Paradise)
    Purgatory XXXI (The Earthly Paradise)
    Purgatory Canto XXXII (the Earthly Paradise)
    Purgatory Canto XXXIII (the Earthly Paradise)
    Characters
    Dante Alighieri
    Dante Alighieri Timeline
    Virgil
    Virgil Timeline
    Statius
    Statius Timeline
    Beatrice
    Beatrice Timeline
    Study Questions
    Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
    Protagonist
    Antagonist
    GuideMentor
    Foil
    InformationTool
    Tools of Characterization
    Themes
    Quotes
    Time: Haste, Change
    Time: Haste, Change Quotes
    Love
    Love Quotes
    Education
    Education Quotes
    Art and Culture
    Art and Culture Quotes
    Politics
    Politics Quotes
    Suffering
    Suffering Quotes
    Faith
    Faith Quotes
    Fate and Free Will
    Fate and Free Will Quotes
    Pride
    Pride Quotes
    Language and Communication
    Language and Communication Quotes
    Best of the Web
    Module Quizzes
    Quotes (What was Said)
    Quotes (What was Said) True or False
    Themes (For the Most Part)
    Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
    Symbols
    Symbols True or False
    I Think I Got a Touch of Purgatorio from That Chicken I Ate Last Night
    I Think I Got a Touch of Purgatorio from That Chicken I Ate Last Night True or False
    Heaven Can Wait
    Heaven Can Wait True or False
    Essay

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