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Canto 3: Opportunists chasing blank banners: no identity, no side, nothing to stand for.

Makes me think of The Battle of Marciano in Val di Chiana in the Palazzo Vecchio made. Massive battle scene, clear sides everywhere, but all banners are blank but one that says “Cerca Trova”: Seek and Find.

Dante punishes people for standing for nothing. Vasari argues that we have to step into the fight, messy as it is.

Dante feels unworthy of the journey, and Virgil counters by telling him he is merely afraid. We aren’t the ones who begin the journey to transformation. God does and He does this indirectly. There is nothing to fear because God is for you, and Love is stronger than Fear. It’s natural to doubt, but it’s time to go.