The Inferno · Character
Orpheus
Mythical poet who descends to the underworld, paralleling the narrator.
minor
First appearance: vi hell
Orpheus shows up with force in Extracts from My Journal. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator compares himself to Orpheus, attempting to reanimate nature.
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In Extracts from My Journal: The narrator compares himself to Orpheus, attempting to reanimate nature. Later, in XI: Hell Let Loose: Mentioned in the newspaper notice as a figure whose head was torn off by women,…
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- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the narrator’s psychological peak of self-identificatio…
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