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The Way Up Is Always Hard: PURGATORIO, Canto IV, Lines 19 - 51
Season 2 Episode 32
Virgil and Dante leave behind the sheeplike souls that include Manfred to begin their hard climb up Mount Purgatory.
The initial ascent is rough on th…
3 years ago
The First "Scientific" Disquisition Is A Grand Misdirection: PURGATORIO, Canto IV, Lines 1 - 18
Season 2 Episode 31
Manfred's monologue has ended with some shocking conclusions: the excommunicated can indeed end up in heaven, a person can indeed repent at the last …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Sad (And Fictional) Story Of Manfred's Corpse: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 121 - 145
Season 2 Episode 30
Manfred continues his shocking speech, giving us the details of his body after his death--thereby continuing the theme of the body in PURGATORIO, Can…
3 years, 1 month ago
The First Great Penitent Of Purgatory, Manfred: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 103 - 120
Season 2 Episode 29
Dante our pilgrim and his guide, Virgil, have come across a flock of sheep-like souls at the very bottom rung of Mount Purgatory. They've fallen in w…
3 years, 1 month ago
Of Flocks, Pilgrims, And Living In The “What Is": PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 79 - 102
Season 2 Episode 28
Dante and Virgil have come across a group of souls who are hanging back against the cliff's steep rise. They're like shepherd-less sheep--which may i…
3 years, 1 month ago
Virgil, The Flattering, Witty Sage: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 67 - 78
Season 2 Episode 27
In this episode from Purgatorio, Canto III, we might not see Virgil in his best light. He appears to frighten some souls on the bottom ledge. Then he…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Chaos Of Virgil, The Pilgrim Dante, Reason, And Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 46 - 66
Season 2 Episode 26
Virgil loses the way. Dante finds it. Virgil tries to figure it out. Dante uses the language of revelation. All to make sure Virgil can be the guide …
3 years, 1 month ago
Virgil's Bitter Distress: Purgatorio, Canto III, Lines 22 - 45
Season 2 Episode 25
Dante the pilgrim has been shocked by his shadow, the only one against the rock. Is he alone? No, Virgil's there, still his comfort.
Or is he? Virgil …
3 years, 1 month ago
Your Body, Your Alienation: Purgatorio, Canto III, Lines 10 - 21
Season 2 Episode 24
Virgil has scurried off, apparently ashamed or somehow guilty (the damned can be guilty?) because of Cato's reprimand.
Now it's Dante's turn. As Virgi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Virgil, The Failure . . . Maybe: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 1 - 9
Season 2 Episode 23
Cato has given his stern reprimand and everyone has scattered for Mount Purgatory. Even Virgil. He's on the run, ashamed.
But why should Virgil be ash…
3 years, 1 month ago