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Alex Colpo Number 3 daunte’s inferno

History of the numeral iii



The number 3 has a history that dates back to ancient times; there are instances of its use in many ancient texts. One of these ancient texts is the Bible, which makes many uses of the number 3. This is important to Daunte’s //Inferno// because the author believed in Jesus Christ and incorporated it into his writing. The Bible is extremely old and has many references to the number 3. The bible states, “ The Ark of The Covenant contained three sacred objects, the gold jar of manna, Aarons staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the Covenants.” (Heb 9:4). The number three is seen unconsciously by the people that read the bible so many times that one does not realize it when it happens. The book, __Inferno__ references the number three just as the bible does, as the author intended to. Three is a number of mysteries and has influenced a person’s life quite a bit more than they realize.

Sources


 * 1) //The Holy Bible//. Ed. Elsa Jane Warner, Charles Hartman. New York, Guild Press 1959 Print
 * 2) “Use of Three in the Bible” //Bible.org// Richard D. Patterson, 1995 web. Accessed 28th August, 2012.



In the first part of Dante Alighieri’s //Divine Comedy// called Inferno the number 3 has further significance than just being a number. “All of this is an allusion to the Christian Trinity.”(3 number) This is a reference or “allusion” to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Christian Trinity) throughout his //Divine Comedy// and more importantly Inferno. The play is even written in a “three-line rhyme scheme” (Divine Comedy). Dante wanted to give his superstitious, religious, and curious audience a further interest with a reference to the Christian Trinity. With the poem being writ with the deeper meaning of three in mind it can drag the audience who are curious and superstitious. It further enhances his play to attract more audience of the same nature. Alighieri’s audience would be group of religious, superstitious, and or curious people.

Works Cited

“Trinity” //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 August 2012. Web. 30 August 2012

“The Divine Comedy” Cummings Study Guide. 2012 Web. 30 August 2012

“The Meaning of Numbers: The Number 3” biblestudy. n.p., n.d. Web. 30 August 2012.

“Inferno (Dante)” //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 August 2012 Web. 30 August 2012.

“3 (number)” //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 26 August 2012 Web. 30 August 2012.