Dante encounters many sins through his journey to the hell. Sins are distinguished in nine levels of hell with the penalty of adapting to that sin. The nine levels of hell have been classified by Dante in three main categories: incontinent, violent, fraudulent in order from bad to worse to worst. Cantos XI is central to understanding how Dante saw sin through Virgil’s scheme, explaining the structure of Hell. How does Dante classify the different sins punished in hell? Why does Dante saw some sins as more serious than others?
Incontinent means lacking self-restraint. This type of sin is place outside the Dis, including lust, gluttony, avarice, anger and heresy. Through the lines 76-90 in Cantos XI, explains all of the sins encountered, with …show more content…
The second type of sin- violence- including the seventh circle- there are three small rings. Violence relates to injustice- the worst sin. Because of that, together with eighth and ninth circle; they are the narrowest and place inside the Dis. In the seventh circle, sins of violence are organized into a hierarchy: against others are less grave than against oneself; against God is the most serious of all the sins of violence… In the first ring- where violence against neighbor, friends…for instance like vandalism, looting, murder, bullying, theft. The second rings- an offense to oneself, to personal property, such as gambling, extravagance. The third circle, offense God. The reason why offense God is the most serious sins in the 7th circle is because if we relate to commandment of God, the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” and the second is “love your neighbor as your self”. There is no commandment greater than these. From there, we can conclude that violence or offense are basically mean against the two commandment above- against love. In cantos XI:47, the word “blasphemy”- despising nature and God’s bounty (like Sodom)-even though, it is not sound like violence but it offenses God. Blasphemy is forbidden in the Ten Commandments of God “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God”, therefore, it is presented as a direct offense against God. Usury is perhaps the most complicated case, and why does this sin is belonging to this circle. Take the example of Cahors, the hottest place of usury. On cantos XI: 99-111, Virgil explains clearly that: people make their living from nature by art and labor, the usury is benefiting from the accomplishments of others. That is not true labor. So that usury is
Incontinent means lacking self-restraint. This type of sin is place outside the Dis, including lust, gluttony, avarice, anger and heresy. Through the lines 76-90 in Cantos XI, explains all of the sins encountered, with …show more content…
The second type of sin- violence- including the seventh circle- there are three small rings. Violence relates to injustice- the worst sin. Because of that, together with eighth and ninth circle; they are the narrowest and place inside the Dis. In the seventh circle, sins of violence are organized into a hierarchy: against others are less grave than against oneself; against God is the most serious of all the sins of violence… In the first ring- where violence against neighbor, friends…for instance like vandalism, looting, murder, bullying, theft. The second rings- an offense to oneself, to personal property, such as gambling, extravagance. The third circle, offense God. The reason why offense God is the most serious sins in the 7th circle is because if we relate to commandment of God, the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” and the second is “love your neighbor as your self”. There is no commandment greater than these. From there, we can conclude that violence or offense are basically mean against the two commandment above- against love. In cantos XI:47, the word “blasphemy”- despising nature and God’s bounty (like Sodom)-even though, it is not sound like violence but it offenses God. Blasphemy is forbidden in the Ten Commandments of God “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God”, therefore, it is presented as a direct offense against God. Usury is perhaps the most complicated case, and why does this sin is belonging to this circle. Take the example of Cahors, the hottest place of usury. On cantos XI: 99-111, Virgil explains clearly that: people make their living from nature by art and labor, the usury is benefiting from the accomplishments of others. That is not true labor. So that usury is