I have always been a fan of the different interpretations people have of Heaven, Hell, or the in-between, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is one of my favorite interpretations, taking you on Journeys beyond belief. The divine comedy is separated into 3 Canticle, which means hymn, song or psalm, Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio) and Paradise (Paradiso). The story by many is said to be real and by some non-religious orientated people it is meant to be as basic mythology, of one man’s interpretation of the afterlife. The main point in this myth, or Dante’s visions, if you will was to share his knowledge of the vast information he gained, with the people. Showing his faith exclaiming that there is a passage from misery to happiness, if
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Hell has been portrayed differently by many people, and different religions have their own forms of a Hell, in which the bad should go to after they die. To begin summarizing, for Dante it was at the age of 35 that he strayed from the correct path and began sinning, which led him to wake in a mysterious forest. There he tries to climb a sun kissed mountain only to be stopped by wild beasts; a panther, a lion and a wolf. Interpreting the story the animals signify something metaphorically the panther is a symbol of pleasure or luxury, the lion represents anger and ambition, and the wolf is greed. Dante runs away from these animals only to come face to face with Virgil, who claims he is there to guide him through Hell and Purgatory, so that he may end up in Heaven where a ““worthier” spirit will attend him” (Guerber 343). Dante begins to be frightened of what lies ahead, but encouraged by Virgil, stating that Beatrice, his true love, is awaiting him, to lead him beyond these tortures, Dante sets forth on his excruciating …show more content…
Dante’s is told by Virgil that this is where the unbaptized children and those who died before Christ are sent and are to live without hope. Each sin's punishment in Inferno is a Contrapasso, a symbolic instance of poetic justice. So each sinner is sent into a circle of hell, for the children in Limbo, they could not accept Christ so they ended there. In the 2nd Circle, or Lust, you have the people that were unchaste in their lives; they are watched over by the Judge Minos. Their punishment is being blown back and forth by violent storms without rest, as if swayed by their carnal thoughts. In the 3rd Circle, or Gluttony, Cerberus is the guard of all those who over-indulge in food, drink, or wealth. The souls that are sent here have to live with brain, hail, sleet, and snow, and they must live blind and without care of who is around. Dante and Virgil manage to get through Cerberus, thanks to Virgil throwing mud in the beasts’ mouth to avoid the snapping. The next stop is ruled by Plutus, God of Wealth, is the 4th Circle, or Greed, which is where all the people that spent their lives on Earth squandering money, gold and other possessions. They are condemned to forever roll heavy
Hell has been portrayed differently by many people, and different religions have their own forms of a Hell, in which the bad should go to after they die. To begin summarizing, for Dante it was at the age of 35 that he strayed from the correct path and began sinning, which led him to wake in a mysterious forest. There he tries to climb a sun kissed mountain only to be stopped by wild beasts; a panther, a lion and a wolf. Interpreting the story the animals signify something metaphorically the panther is a symbol of pleasure or luxury, the lion represents anger and ambition, and the wolf is greed. Dante runs away from these animals only to come face to face with Virgil, who claims he is there to guide him through Hell and Purgatory, so that he may end up in Heaven where a ““worthier” spirit will attend him” (Guerber 343). Dante begins to be frightened of what lies ahead, but encouraged by Virgil, stating that Beatrice, his true love, is awaiting him, to lead him beyond these tortures, Dante sets forth on his excruciating …show more content…
Dante’s is told by Virgil that this is where the unbaptized children and those who died before Christ are sent and are to live without hope. Each sin's punishment in Inferno is a Contrapasso, a symbolic instance of poetic justice. So each sinner is sent into a circle of hell, for the children in Limbo, they could not accept Christ so they ended there. In the 2nd Circle, or Lust, you have the people that were unchaste in their lives; they are watched over by the Judge Minos. Their punishment is being blown back and forth by violent storms without rest, as if swayed by their carnal thoughts. In the 3rd Circle, or Gluttony, Cerberus is the guard of all those who over-indulge in food, drink, or wealth. The souls that are sent here have to live with brain, hail, sleet, and snow, and they must live blind and without care of who is around. Dante and Virgil manage to get through Cerberus, thanks to Virgil throwing mud in the beasts’ mouth to avoid the snapping. The next stop is ruled by Plutus, God of Wealth, is the 4th Circle, or Greed, which is where all the people that spent their lives on Earth squandering money, gold and other possessions. They are condemned to forever roll heavy