Dante's Purgatorio (Inferno Part 2) | A Summary of the Divine Comedy Pt. 2

Today we finally return to Dante's Divine Comedy, having covered Inferno we are now tagging along with Dante and Virgil as they travel through Purgatory. Join us on this wild adventure and we take another look into the wild mind of Dante Alighieri.

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Title: Dante's Purgatorio - A Summary of the Divine Comedy Pt. 2

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[MythologyFictionExplained]

For everyone who will inevitably ask where part 3 is, you can just reply to this comment so the comment section isn't spammed with PART WHEN????

[thelonegunman]

When Paradiso comes out, I’m watching all three of them together like a movie

[antonioladavac]

In the time i spent waiting for this i could have read the entire book

[kirbymarchbarcena]

DANTE: This follow-up took more months to be released.
VIRGIL: Shut up and just continue walking with me! We're not yet finished.

[darkmaster]

One thing that has always piqued my interest about the Divine Comedy, and thus the 7 Deadly Sins (and several of the Virtues, for that matter) is that they all break down to Pride in one way or another... Greed (I deserve it, you can't have it), Lust (I deserve it, I will take it), Envy (I deserve it, I want it), Gluttony (I deserve it, I'll ingest it), Wrath(I'm better, I'm right, you're wrong, and I'll prove it by breaking your face), Sloth (I'm better and I don't have to do anything that you can't do for me). In every case, the underlying sin is "it's all about me" in one way or the other.

[AAthlete]

I love how everyone who has ever died is in these realms and the chances of seeing someone you know is basically 0 but Dante sees all of his friends lol.

[angelolorilla]

Me, a fan of Dante's Divine Adventures: I have waited for half a year, no, nine months for this.

[angelolorilla]

Fun Fact: The color black and blue mentioned around 14:56 is akin to the color of a bruise. It is believe that envy bruises one's own soul.
Edit 1: The smog at 18:10 represents how wrath can blind one's own self. Hence, the term, blinded by rage.
Edit 2: The ones on the terrace of sloth run in circles. Given that their spirits are slothful in life, they have to make it active here.

[sekroz]

It gets me Dante goes on this soul searching journey through the realms of the afterlife in his fucking pajamas.

[trindinwright]

To really take a moment to appreciate how imaginative Dante was to create this trio is astounding. I stand in awe. I stand also in awe of these videos breaking down these worlds to where anyone can understand it enough to walk along with Dante. I’m sure he’d be grateful.

[ganncakes]

It's fitting that you left us in Purgatory waiting on part 3, which will complete the series, and give us peace.

[garybrown]

Appreciate it man, I loved purgatory the most out of Dante’s work. And your work is certainly going to help me understand his work more.

[daddysteelheel]

Virgil seems like that one friend who says he does this every weekend but in the middle of the journey turns out it’s his first time too. Not a great friend to have

[Posiedon]

It’s insane how excited I am for this. But now I have to wait 9 months again for part 3

[Jena-ccos]

I discovered your channel by your Dante’s Inferno video while recovering from covid this past December and immediately subscribed. These are such fascinating stories that I admittedly were unfamiliar with. Thank you for such great videos on this topic!

[dailydeddogs]

Oh boy finally, iv been waiting for part 2 and i loved the first one

[starrchild]

As a catholic this is both terrifying yet actually reassuring at the same time

[laurensdesmet]

So glad part 2 came up. Just like with Inferno, I’m thankful you went through the effort of going through the story and making it more accessible! I can’t wait for part 3, and although I’d wait another 6 months for it, I sure hope it comes out a lot sooner.

In any case, great work! Happy to live in times where passionate people such as yourself make literature and education so accessible to those who have less time reading through the original works!

[ExMeroMotu]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this while falling asleep since this has been uploaded. Been waiting for Pt 2. Thanks!

[newbornmaple]

incidentally I saw pt. 1 just yesterday, & today pt. 2 has been made available! waddling from Hell to Purgatory with such luck.. Heaven seems far away, though..