1. Capaneus plays an important role in understanding the psychology of the sinners in hell because his rejection attitude toward God represents how the sinners think. Capaneus fought against Thebes, and he is guilty of blasphemy. This is one of the worst sins a person can commit. Because of his sin’s severity, Capaneus have to pay the price with the intensity punishment. Even though it is obvious that Capaneus cannot defeat God, and he can reduce his punishment by admitting his wrong, his pride prevents him from doing so, which is a remnant of his former self in the real life. This reveals that even in hell the sinners cannot fully grasp their wrongdoings.
2. Both political and religious issues in Inferno 19 lie in the fact that politics and
2. Both political and religious issues in Inferno 19 lie in the fact that politics and