Write a 800-1000 word essay on one of the following topics:
OPTION 1: Pick one canto, episode, or even a passage in Dante’s Inferno. Pay close attention to allusions, use of figurative language, context, the details of the contrapasso, etc. How does the smaller part you’ve chosen fit into the work as a whole?
OPTION 2: Offer an interpretation of sin as it is portrayed and understood in Dante’s Inferno? Analyze specific examples carefully to support your argument.