L ' I N F E R N O

DANTE DOES NOT MOVE.
CHARON:
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disse: «Per altra via, per altri porti he said: By other ways, by other means of passage,
verrai a piaggia, non qui, per passare: you will cross to the shore:
più lieve legno convien che ti porti». a quicker boat must carry you.
VIRGIL:
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E 'l duca lui: «Caron, non ti crucciare: And my guide said to him: Charon,
vuolsi così colà dove si puote do not vex yourself: it is willed there,
ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare». where what is willed is done: ask no more.
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Then the bearded mouth, of the ferryman of the livid marsh, who had wheels of flame round his eyes, was stilled.
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Not MISERABLE MODE because Dante describes the human voices.
VIRGIL DESCRIBES THE SCENE TO THE AUDIENCE.
VIRGIL:
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Ma quell' anime, ch'eran lasse e nude, But those The naked and weary spirits, who were
cangiar colore e dibattero i denti, naked and weary, altered colour, and gnashed
gnash
ratto che 'nteser le parole crude. their teeth, when they heard his former, cruel
words.
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Bestemmiavano Dio e lor parenti, They blasphemed blaspheme against God, and
l'umana spezie e 'l loco e 'l tempo e 'l seme their parents, the human species, the place, time,
di lor semenza e di lor nascimenti. and seed of their conception, and of their birth.
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Poi si ritrasser tutte quante insieme, Then, all together, weeping bitterly,
forte piangendo, a la riva malvagia they neared near the cursed shore that waits
ch'attende ciascun uom che Dio non teme. for every one who has no fear of God.
THE MUSIC RISES AND FALLS AGAIN BRIEFLY AS DANTE PREPARES TO VERSIFY ALOUD.
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