Charon has
absolutely no intention of letting Dante and Virgil on his boat to cross the river of Acheron.
See, the thing is, they aren't dead, and Charon's boat is strictly for dead people. You can't
cross into hell if you aren't dead, after all. Virgil is insistent, though, and tells Charon
that it is willed that he and Dante will cross, and so Charon shouldn't question them. This
response gets Charon to calm down and allow them both onto the boat but also upsets the dead
souls who are also waiting for the ferry because it causes them to think of God, who has cast
them down to hell and who they cannot think of without being filled with
rage.
Monday, 15 August 2011
What is Charon's reaction to Dante's attempt to cross the river of Acheron?
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