Outhne: Inferno Xxviii
OUTHNE: INFERNO XXVIII
a self-conscious (Virgilian) opening
simile: corpses on the fields of Puglia
simile: gaping cask and Mohammed
the physical appearance of Mohammed
Mohammed identifies himself and then Alì
the nature of their sin: schism
the nature of their punishment by a devil
Mohammed wants to know the reason Dante is damned
Virgil responds that he, dead, leads Dante, alive
wonderment of the other shades
Mohammed’s advice for Fra Dolcino
Mohammed’s foot had been suspended while he spoke
Pier da Medicina: his disfigurement
his salute of Dante and desire to be remembered
his warning to the “two best men of Fano”
Dante’s curiosity about another shade
Pier reveals Curio
Mosca reveals himself; Dante’s curses; his retreat
Dante’s good conscience in relating the incredible
the description of decapitated Bertran de Born
Bertran reveals himself as an instigator of discord
Bertran and the law of contrapasso