IV. PURGATORY
| CANTOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shore of Island. | Cato. Angel of Faith. Casella. | Negligence through lack of Love. | i.-ii. |
| Foot of Mountain. | Contumacious, but repentant; Manfred. | iii. | |
| Gap where Ascent begins. | iv. | ||
| Ante-Purgatory. | Penitence deferred through Indolence; Belacqua. | iv. | |
| Violently slain unabsolved; Jacopo del Cassero, Buonconte, Pia, Guccio de’ Tarlati, Benincasa, Federigo Novello, Gano degli Scornigiani, Orso degli Alberti, Pierre de la Brosse. | v.-vi. | ||
| Sordello. In Valley of Princes: Rudolph of Hapsburg, Ottocar of Bohemia; Philip III of France, Henry I of Navarre; Peter III of Aragon, Charles I of Anjou; Alfonso III of Aragon; Henry III of England; William of Montferrat; Nino Visconti, Currado Malaspina.Serpent, and two Angels of Hope. | vi.-viii. | ||
| Gate of St. Peter. | (Dream of Eagle; St. Lucy). Angel Confessor of Obedience. | ix. | |
| First Terrace. | Purgation of Pride. Omberto Aldobrandesco, Oderisi of Gubbio, Provenzano Salvani. [Alighiero I.] | Sins of the Spirit, or Love distorted. | x.-xii. |
| Steps. | Angel of Humility. | xii. | |
| Second Terrace. | Purgation of Envy. Siena, Guido del Duca, Sapia of Rinier da Calboli. | xiii.-xiv. | |
| Steps. | Angel of Fraternal Love. | xv. | |
| Third Terrace. | Purgation of Anger. Marco Lombardo. | xv.-xvii. | |
| Steps. | Angel of Peace or Meekness. | xvii. | |
| Fourth Terrace. | (Virgil’s discourse of Love.) Purgation of Sloth. Abbot of San Zeno. (Dream of Siren.) | Love defective. | xvii.-xix. |
| Steps. | Angel of Zeal (Spiritual Joy). | xix. | |
| Fifth Terrace. | Purgation of Avarice and Prodigality. Adrian V; Hugh Capet; Statius (who joins Virgil and Dante). | Sins of the Flesh, or Love excessive. | xix.-xxii. |
| Steps. | Angel of Justice (cupidity being its chief opponent). | xxii. | |
| Sixth Terrace. | Purgation of Gluttony. Forese Donati; Bonagiunta of Lucca; Martin IV; Ubaldo |della Pila; Archbishop Boniface of Ravenna; Messer Marchese of Forlì. | xxii.-xxiv. | |
| Steps. | Angel of Abstinence. (Statius on Generation. | xxiv.-xxv. | |
| Seventh Terrace. | Purgation of Lust. Guido Guinizelli, Arnaut Daniel. | xxv.-xxvi. | |
| Purging Fire. | Angel of Purity. | xxvii. | |
| Last Steps. | Cherubim with flaming sword? (Dream of Leah.) | xxvii. | |
| Earthly Paradise. | Matelda. Triumph of the Church. Beatrice. Mystical Tree of the Empire. Lethe and Eunoë. | Eden State of Innocence Regained. | xxviii.-xxxiii. |