Cantos 23-25

Canto 23
line 47--"Not like his mere companion, but like his child"
This quote goes along with the idea that Dante is one of the greatest poets. He is classifying himself as the son of Virgil and thus relating himself as a great poet. It also is prising Virgil as a great fatherly leader and figure.

Canto 24
line 103-104--"Just so expires the Pheonix in its flames,"
This is odd because he is comparing these souls to the noble pheonix. this could be because he was condemned to this ring by the people who exiled him from florence. He could be justifying this circle just incase he ends up going there.

Canto 25
The idea that the people are morphing into a snake symolize that the people were snakes in their lifetime. They were frauds and sly like a snake.