In Relation to Boyd

• Written in a manner obviously recounting the events rather than simple narration, including retrospective comments
• Greater use of punctuation (exclamation points and question marks)
• Certain lines don’t flow naturally, it is clear they were stretched in order to fit the iambic pentameter format, ex: “to treat, though, what I found there of the good”
• Written in a very straightforward manner
• There is mention of the planets and their rays, but the presence of the mountain itself is largely glossed over
• Dante mentions turning away from the leopard, but it is not described as an agitating presence
• The lion is portrayed as much more threatening than the leopard with Dante claiming that “It seemed to charge against [him]”
• The she-wolf is described as bringing about a feeling of dread with just her presence
• Addresses the “false gods” found in Rome
• Virgil and Dante speak in long verses, rather than splitting up their lines to be more conversational
• As Dante asks for Virgil’s assistance, he clearly cites the she-wolf as reason for his distraughtness
• When speaking of the Hound that is to kill the she-wolf Virgil describes how “he will not feed On either land or pelf but will abound In wisdom, love, and strength”
• Virgil speaks of the souls in hell as they are experiencing a “second death” of sorts; meanwhile others are “content in fire” as they hope to one day reach Paradise
• Dante leads with and prioritizes his desire to visit those in Paradise before acknowledging his desire to see those in other parts of the afterlife as well

In Relation to Wilstach

• Mountain is only referred to as “a steep”
• First chronological translation out of the ones I have chosen to not refer to the leopard’s coat as “gay”
• The “second death” of the souls is posed as something they have already experienced rather than something they are wishing or begging for

In Relation to Langdon

• Dante takes greater responsibility for deviating from the straight path, stating that he lost it to stray

In Relation to Kline

• Reference to “the lake within my heart”
• “Pelf” instead of “wealth”
• “Emperor” instead of “Lord”