Dante and Virgil encounter the trapped soul of Francesca da Rimini, a former Italian member of royalty who is forced into a loveless marriage for political reasons. She ends up falling in love with her husband’s younger brother, Paolo, and has an affair with him. When Francesca’s husband, Gianciotto Malatesta, finds out about it, he murders both her and Paolo. The lovers are sent to hell to eternally suffer with the rest of the lustful. In tears and moved by this outcome, Dante asks Francesca how she and Paolo fell in love. She responds by taking Dante through a
Dante and Virgil encounter the trapped soul of Francesca da Rimini, a former Italian member of royalty who is forced into a loveless marriage for political reasons. She ends up falling in love with her husband’s younger brother, Paolo, and has an affair with him. When Francesca’s husband, Gianciotto Malatesta, finds out about it, he murders both her and Paolo. The lovers are sent to hell to eternally suffer with the rest of the lustful. In tears and moved by this outcome, Dante asks Francesca how she and Paolo fell in love. She responds by taking Dante through a