Canto XXV
Summary:
*Canto XXV starts in level eight, in the seventh bolgia.
Frustrated and in anger, Vanni
Fucci does the ultimate obscenity at God (basically gives him the middle
finger). Soon after, the serpents and Cacus, the centaur, come and take him
away in great pain as punishment.
Soon the
five noble thieves of Florence meet Dante, and Dante notices their sin. Some of
these thieves start in human form, and others start as reptiles. They all
suffer a painful transformation in front of Dante, except one. Agnello starts
in human form and then changes with Cianfa, who started as a six-legged lizard.
Buoso starts in human form as well, and changes form with Francesco, who
started as a tiny reptile. They quickly transform into the others form. It is
only Puccio Sciancato who stays unchanged, even though it is already known that
he will have his transformation soon.
The thieves
will be in transformation for eternity as punishment for stealing during their
life.
Sin and Sinners: The sinners in this Canto are the thieves.
They are the people who steal possessions from others and claim it as their
own.
Punishment:
Not only are serpents bothering them,
but they also are constantly in transformation. They continue to return in
human form to then be turned again into a reptile. See Canto 24 for other
information.
*Notice Dante using animals again in a negative
connotation
Contrapasso:
In their life, the sinners always stole possessions and took them as their own.
In hell, they now face the battle of constantly having their bodies taken from
them and being transformed into a different from. They spend their eternity in
a cycle of stealing their bodies back.
New Characters:
v
Cacus: Centaur with a back covered
with snakes and a fire-eating dragon.
v 5
Thieves:
1.
Agnello: One
of the 5 thieves who began in human form and changes with Cianfa.
2.
Cianfa: One
of the 5 thieves who began as a six-legged lizard and changes with Agnello.
3.
Buoso: One
of the 5 thieves who began in human form and changes with Francesco.
4.
Francesco: One
of the 5 thieves who start as a tiny reptile and changes with Buoso.
5.
Puccio
Sciancato: One
of the 5 thieves who remains unchanged, but will soon be transformed.
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