Dante's Room 303-Salient Works Of Great Literature

Salient Works of Great Literature
(An analysis of the three most important texts studied in room 303 for Semester 1 and why those texts are important)

There is not enough time in the world to study all great works of literature. Great works of literature do not just spring from thin air. Time is of the essence, it is required for these works to ferment and become recognized as a great literary text. In room 303, students study several great works of literature. Although only scratching the surface of the world of philosophy and ontology and such, one must consider, what are the works that will benefit the most for an individual’s life in the future. A text that can be read, and digested, to grapple the memorandum the text is portraying.

Room 303 itself is portrayed in this text. Students feel the trepidation radiating from the room, questioning the kind of sacrificial rituals that might happen in one room. Of course, this is not the case, Inferno opens one’s eye to the world around them. At young ages, students are fascinated by the unknown, fortune tellers at town fairs, the people behind the mascots, etc. Yet Inferno portrays these as sins, teaches the world of sin and makes individuals question if they are doing good in their lives or ignoring the fact they are sinning. In Dante’s Inferno, Dante describes fortune tellers punishments as “I saw the image of our humanity distorted so that the tears that burst from their eyes ran down the cleft of their buttocks.” A horrifying sight to imagine. Although dark and damned, Inferno elucidates the sins of the world. The world is full of sin, but what must the world do to change that? Dante gives the world a reason to be scared of death, a reason to be good and do right by others. Otherwise, where in hell will those individuals land if they have not repented for their sins when

A tragedy written by one of the most sumptuous writers of all time. Shakespeare creates a world that most can reflect on, build on, but most importantly learn from. Shakespearean time takes place around the 1600s, a place divergent from the modern world. Yet, Shakespeare finds a way to make all of his plays immutable, always being able to apply to the lives of those who study or even watch his plays. “To be or not to be, for that is the question…”. The question of identity. Hamlet, although filled with remorse, regret, passion, murder, death, sorrow, and all things a human has the capacity to understand, is present in this very text. Shakespeare’s Hamlet, makes a person question who the real actors are. The real actors are the audience members, the performing play is just holding a mirror in front of each and every one of them, a soliloquy to the mind’s eye. A soliloquy to the soul and heart of a person, pulling on the heart strings of each and every one of them. Shakespeare’s Hamlet, among many are one of the most influential texts studied by