Better stated, those who are in Hell are there for reasons related to them lacking something which separated them from attaining heavenly domicile. Among Dante’s condemned, the characteristics that are absent, from the first to last circles of Dante’s imagined Hell, are Jesus, control, love, honesty, and faithfulness. Modern psychology may not be totally on board with Jesus being a necessity but would attest that one’s emotional and mental health influences how one thinks, feels, and behaves. Because of this reasoning, I would argue that psychologically speaking Dante’s reasoning for his character 's behavior is in line with modern psychology, because those whom he placed in Hell were lacking something that would help influence healthy
Better stated, those who are in Hell are there for reasons related to them lacking something which separated them from attaining heavenly domicile. Among Dante’s condemned, the characteristics that are absent, from the first to last circles of Dante’s imagined Hell, are Jesus, control, love, honesty, and faithfulness. Modern psychology may not be totally on board with Jesus being a necessity but would attest that one’s emotional and mental health influences how one thinks, feels, and behaves. Because of this reasoning, I would argue that psychologically speaking Dante’s reasoning for his character 's behavior is in line with modern psychology, because those whom he placed in Hell were lacking something that would help influence healthy