Medieval ages, also referred to as the dark ages, started from the 5th century and ended in the 15th century. During this period, in regards to literature, there were many stories with a “dark” background; hence the idea of the Dark Ages. Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno” written in the 13th century and Giovanni Boccaccio’s “Decameron,” written in the 14th century both contribute to this idea. Both stories were written in what is called Macaronic language, a language made up of slang words given Latin endings and used in works, imitating other styles of writing.
During this period of time, religion was extremely important; it was considered the most influential source for the public. Dante and Boccaccio both give us a taste of what religion meant …show more content…
Dante’s “Inferno” portrays the Ten Commandments and the existence of justice in punishment for the sins committed. “Inferno” centralizes on the idea of the nine circles. Each one of the circles represents a level in hell; the ninth circle being the “devil’s mouth” and the most repugnant one, and the first being the most “superficial” for say. Dante uses this layout of hell as a way of letting us know his own moral look on sins and how he’d classify each and every one of them. In each circle, we can see justice being served the way it would have been served during Dante’s era. As Dante’s character travels through the circles the way that justice is being served becomes more drastic. Each circle has a name and its proper punishment. The first circle we encounter is Limbo, the place for non-Christians and those who were never baptized, in this circle, they are punished with eternity and are forced to live in an inferior form of heaven. The second circle, Lust, is for those who lost themselves in lust; they are punished by being blown by winds causing restlessness which symbolizes the desire for pleasure. The third circle is Gluttony in which as the name says is filled with lost glutton souls who are forced to live under the command of a monster who makes them lay in never ending icy rain. In the fourth circle, Greed, those punished are forced to push weights with their chests as a form of
During this period of time, religion was extremely important; it was considered the most influential source for the public. Dante and Boccaccio both give us a taste of what religion meant …show more content…
Dante’s “Inferno” portrays the Ten Commandments and the existence of justice in punishment for the sins committed. “Inferno” centralizes on the idea of the nine circles. Each one of the circles represents a level in hell; the ninth circle being the “devil’s mouth” and the most repugnant one, and the first being the most “superficial” for say. Dante uses this layout of hell as a way of letting us know his own moral look on sins and how he’d classify each and every one of them. In each circle, we can see justice being served the way it would have been served during Dante’s era. As Dante’s character travels through the circles the way that justice is being served becomes more drastic. Each circle has a name and its proper punishment. The first circle we encounter is Limbo, the place for non-Christians and those who were never baptized, in this circle, they are punished with eternity and are forced to live in an inferior form of heaven. The second circle, Lust, is for those who lost themselves in lust; they are punished by being blown by winds causing restlessness which symbolizes the desire for pleasure. The third circle is Gluttony in which as the name says is filled with lost glutton souls who are forced to live under the command of a monster who makes them lay in never ending icy rain. In the fourth circle, Greed, those punished are forced to push weights with their chests as a form of