Examples Of Corruption In Dante's Inferno

There are nine circles of hell in total, all in which Dante sees the lurid truth of the consequences of sins. The punishments for dishonesty, lust, greed, and heresy are harsh in high expense. Although corruption is intrinsic to the multitude, sinning shouldn’t be contemplated as a prescriptive normality; therefore, if humankind continues subsisting with this idea, afflicting each other will fruit another normality. The intensity of each circle holds a motive. The motive is for Dante to see with his own eyes that his soul can end up with the other hopeless victims. Dante along his journey found himself “within a dark woods where the straight way was lost”. He had lost his way of life. Beatrice sends Virgil to be his guide through hell so Dante does not wander off to the wrong path. Meeting people along his journey he hears prophecies. Almost like a warning. The warnings are cautioning him to beware of the choices he decides to make. Written after his exile, he is warning to self-reflect. For an example in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, the inmates speak of relating to Dante’s Inferno because in their life the prisoners have already experienced hell. Their life came to a revelation. They renewed themselves wishing they had a chance to hear a prophecy themselves. Dante felt the same way as the prisoners. He wished he knew of his wrong doings before he was exiled, maybe then he would have changed for the best. With his wishful thinking he …show more content…
This was relayed through the intensity of each circle. The punishments were extreme enough to leave an impression in the minds of both Dante and the readers. Some say you learn from your mistakes. We learn because of the strong impact of hurting others. Hurting others in truth actually hurt yourself. Dante has gone through his journey to learn that. He learned through the graphic punishments that his sins can in fact bring about the torture on to