The Inferno by Dante, is a story based on a journey through Hell. The narrative begins with Dante straying off the path of life, into the forest of the underworld. As the journey goes on; Dante encounters his inspiration, and late Roman writer named Virgil. Dante must venture through the 9 “circles” of Hell, according to the sin committed in the mortal life. In every level, the bodies of sinners on earth are tortured. The severity of the punishments increase as Dante’s journey prolongs. The punishments that Dante encounters along the way are sometimes ironic as well as affective, though some of Dante’s punishments are not effective and have little to do with the sin committed in the human's’ lifetime. The punishments that are just include; the first circle, the second circle, the third circle, the fifth circle, the seventh circle, and the ninth circle. The
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The offense is violence and the circle is divided up into three rings based on the type of violence that was acted upon. For the Outer Ring, bodies are sank into a river of boiling blood and fire. In the Middle Ring, anyone who committed suicide are turned into trees and bushes which are fed upon by harpies. In the Inner Ring are blasphemers and sodomites, laying in a desert of burning sand and burning rain falling from the sky.
The punishment for the ninth circle makes the most sense to me. This circle is for the treacherous, or the betrayers. The punishment is that the sinners are eaten and mangled by Satan, not to mention living the rest of their lives in a frozen world and listen to the weeping of Satan. This circle includes three infamous betrayers in history; Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. Dante choses these men because he believes that they deserve the greatest punishment because they have a direct impact on Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ’s death. This punishment is just because it is one of the worst punishments
The offense is violence and the circle is divided up into three rings based on the type of violence that was acted upon. For the Outer Ring, bodies are sank into a river of boiling blood and fire. In the Middle Ring, anyone who committed suicide are turned into trees and bushes which are fed upon by harpies. In the Inner Ring are blasphemers and sodomites, laying in a desert of burning sand and burning rain falling from the sky.
The punishment for the ninth circle makes the most sense to me. This circle is for the treacherous, or the betrayers. The punishment is that the sinners are eaten and mangled by Satan, not to mention living the rest of their lives in a frozen world and listen to the weeping of Satan. This circle includes three infamous betrayers in history; Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. Dante choses these men because he believes that they deserve the greatest punishment because they have a direct impact on Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ’s death. This punishment is just because it is one of the worst punishments