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Cano 5
2nd circle and that punishment is a whirlwind that people cannot escape from
Minos is half man and half bull with a long tail
He wraps himself with his tail in order to show which part of hell that a person
goes to
Biblical allusion to the wide road that everyone goes into which might not be
the right choice
Dante sees a whole bunch of people and Virgil answers him with Dido and
Cleopatra
Achilles fell in love with King Priams daughter and was trapped
This field has a lot of people that have died because of love
If you confess your sin of lust then you will be forgiven
He faints again
Allusions
o The whirlwind
o Representing lust as the first sin because of Adam and Eve
Canto 6
Canto 7