In blog post one, it was solely a narration of what happened in the first canto. By post 6, I focused much more on a theme in the canto. However, this could still use more work. I tend to only uses a few lines from the canto to illustrate what I am arguing, which is not enough. Additionally, I do not draw enough from other resources available. Having other sources would be a good way of reinforcing my points. I should also look into arguing against what other people have written, if I do not agree with them.

Some of my blog post examine the same ideas as other students, however they usually take a different view on the topics.

Blog post 1 and 5, I used art in my analysis, both from the Yates Thompson 36 Manuscript. I enjoyed doing these two posts the most, as I feel comparing and contrasting how I image the scenes, and how artists have seen them, very interesting. The artworks from this manuscript in particular, I think are very good to examine as they show a progression, from left to right, they illustrate most of the scene.

There is a pattern in most of my posts. I start my stating my argument, then going to further depth about what this argument is, using a few quotes from the canto, analyzing these quotes, then a very brief summary. At first I thought the topics I address have all been very different, but looking back I notice I usually write of how Dante views certain sinners and their actions. I write whether he shows the sinners pity or distain, whether he writes of their punishment as fair or unjust.

I feel I could improve my posts if I just spent more time developing them, through reading other sources, other students’ posts etc, rather than only using the cantos and myself as the only source.

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