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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Intro}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Author:}} & Dante Alighieri \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Work:}} & {\emph{Divine Comedy}} (Commedia), written between 1308 and 1320 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Structure:}} & {\emph{Inferno}} is the first part of Dante's epic poem, followed by {\emph{Purgatorio}} and {\emph{Paradiso}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Genre:}} & Allegorical epic poem; combines medieval Christian theology with classical literature \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Language:}} & Written in Tuscan dialect, which helped standardize the Italian language \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Overview of the Plot}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Narrator:}} & Narrator: Dante himself, both as the author and the protagonist \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Setting:}} & The poem begins on the night before Good Friday in the year 1300 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Plot Summary:}} & {\bf{Canto I:}} Dante finds himself lost in a dark wood, symbolizing a state of sin. He attempts to climb a mountain but is blocked by three beasts— a leopard (fraud), a lion (violence), and a she-wolf (incontinence). He is rescued by the Roman poet Virgil \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 10) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Journey:}} Dante and Virgil descend through the nine circles of Hell, each representing different sins and corresponding punishments \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Goal:}} The journey is both a personal quest for redemption and a larger exploration of sin, justice, and divine retribution \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Symbolism}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Dark Wood:}} & Represents sin and the lost state of the soul \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{The Three Beasts:}} & Represent different categories of sin (incontinence, violence, and fraud) \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Virgil:}} & Symbolizes human reason and wisdom \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Satan:}} & The embodiment of ultimate evil and betrayal against God \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Structure of Hell}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Hell's Geography:}} & {\bf{Nine Circles:}} Each circle is reserved for different categories of sin, following a descending order of severity \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{First Circle: Limbo}} (Virtuous Pagans and Unbaptized Infants) & No punishment other than eternal separation from God \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Second Circle: Lust}} & Souls are blown about by violent winds, symbolizing the instability of lust \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Third Circle: Gluttony}} & Sinners lie in a vile slush produced by ceaseless, filthy rain \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Fourth Circle: Greed}} & Sinners push heavy weights in opposing directions, symbolizing their selfish drive for material gain \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Fifth Circle: Wrath}} & The wrathful fight each other on the surface of the river Styx, while the sullen lie beneath its surface \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Sixth Circle: Heresy}} & Heretics are trapped in flaming tombs \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Structure of Hell (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Seventh Circle: Violence}} & Divided into three rings: {\bf{Violence against others:}} Sinners are submerged in the river of boiling blood (Phlegethon). {\bf{Violence against self:}} The suicidal are transformed into thorny trees, tormented by Harpies. {\bf{Violence against God (Blasphemers), Nature (Sodomites), and Art (Usurers):}} Various punishments including fiery rain and scorching sands \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 18) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Eighth Circle: Fraud}} (Malebolge) & Ten Bolgias (ditches) with different punishments for various types of fraud (e.g., seducers, flatterers, hypocrites, thieves) \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 7) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Ninth Circle: Treachery}} (Cocytus) & The deepest circle is frozen, with traitors encased in ice to various degrees, depending on the severity of their sin \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Structure of Hell (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Satan:}} At the center of Hell, frozen in ice, with three faces chewing on Judas, Brutus, and Cassius \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Major Themes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Divine Justice:}} & The structure and punishments of Hell reflect the concept of contrapasso, where the punishment mirrors the sin \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Sin and Redemption:}} & The poem explores different types of sin and the possibility of redemption \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Guidance and Enlightenment:}} & Virgil represents human reason, guiding Dante through Hell, while Beatrice (who will guide him in Paradiso) symbolizes divine love and grace \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Theological and Philosophical Insights:}} & The work reflects Dante's understanding of medieval Christian theology and philosophy, influenced by Aristotle, Aquinas, and Augustine \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Literary Significance}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Impact on Literature:}} & {\emph{Inferno}} has had a profound influence on literature, art, and culture, shaping the Western conception of Hell \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Use of Allegory:}} & Dante's journey represents the soul's path to God, with every element serving a symbolic purpose \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & His choice to write in vernacular Italian instead of Latin made the work accessible and influential in the development of Italian literature \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conclusion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Dante's Message:}} & The journey through Hell serves as a moral and spiritual allegory for the consequences of sin and the importance of repentance \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Relevance Today:}} & {\emph{Inferno}} remains relevant for its exploration of human nature, morality, and the quest for meaning in the face of suffering and sin \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}