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Choose one of the following topics, and develop it into a two-page essay (double-spaced), with relevant citations from the text. <br/> <br/>1. Contrappasso is Dante’s term for the Law of Retribution, which is the relationship between the sin and its consequences in the after-life. Discuss how Dante employs it in Inferno.? ? <br/> <br/>2. The rituals based on the Christian Sacraments are key elements in the structure of Purgatorio. Discuss how Dante portrays them through examples from the text. ? ? <br/> <br/>3. Discuss the symbolism of the dreams in Dante’s works (you should use the three dreams in Purgatorio). <br/> <br/>Notes: <br/>?Submit the exam by attaching a Word file no later than Friday, October 31 12:00 Noon <br/> <br/>Note: In case you are confused on how to handle citations from the text. Here is how to do it: if the citation comes from Inferno 14, ll 30-32, you write: (Inf. 14, 30-32). <br/> <br/>Textbook: <br/>1. Dante''s Vita Nuova, translated by Mark Musa <br/>2. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy (Translation, J. F. Cotter) <br/>3. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron. trans. M. Musa, New York: Norton, 1977 <br/>