Canto 18 takes place in the ditches of circle 8 containing the fraudulent souls and is the place in which the flatterers are punished. Their punishment is to be dipped in the excrement of the second ditch. This punishment is related to the sin as the flatterers are deemed to speak rubbish that is no more worthy than excrement and are therefore forced to reside in such filth. This punishment is presented through the sexualized figure of Thais, a prostitute from the classical tradition who falsely praises her "lover”[1]. This image shows the flatterers being punished, face down in the filth. Thursday 1 December 2011
Canto Eighteen: Thais
Canto 18 takes place in the ditches of circle 8 containing the fraudulent souls and is the place in which the flatterers are punished. Their punishment is to be dipped in the excrement of the second ditch. This punishment is related to the sin as the flatterers are deemed to speak rubbish that is no more worthy than excrement and are therefore forced to reside in such filth. This punishment is presented through the sexualized figure of Thais, a prostitute from the classical tradition who falsely praises her "lover”[1]. This image shows the flatterers being punished, face down in the filth. 
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