Secular and sacred aspects of Medieval Italian culture as found in the Inferno: What are some political and social issues of the time, and how do characters such as Ciacco, Bocca, Archbishop Ruggieri, or even Dante exemplify these issues? How does the church of the time judge them, in Dante’s opinion as the author of the poem?

Option 1: Secular and sacred aspects of Medieval Italian culture as found in the Inferno: What are some political and social issues of the time, and how do characters such as Ciacco, Bocca, Archbishop Ruggieri, or even Dante exemplify these issues? How does the church of the time judge them, in Dante’s opinion as the author of the poem?

Select a relevant passage of your own choosing from the Inferno (the lines of poetry, not a summary). Choose carefully, thinking about how your passage might speak to overarching themes and the bolded text in the Purpose, above.

Option 1: How does your passage illustrate a conclusion about judgment of human actions as seen in the Inferno, and how is that significant or important for understanding the Medieval Italian culture–or the relationship between secular and sacred more generally?