Divine Liturgy

Throughout Dante’s Inferno, Virgil leads Dante through the nine circles of Hell, all inhabited by people who committed different sins. Dante begins his journey on ground level and Virgil gradually leads him below the surface of the Earth, descending further and further into Hell. The first circle of Hell scratches the surface of the Inferno and is the beginning of his journey. Canto 4 represents Dante’s trek through the first circle, Limbo. In this canto, Dante describes a dark and dreary…

In regards to the play, "The Christians," by Lucas Hnath, the controversy the Christians vs. Christians, quarrel about the existence of hell. Ultimately, the idea that hell does not exist in the presence of Christianity seems absurd, since Christians deem the origin of evil behavior to be stored there. In another literary work "the philosophy of pitchforks," it also reassesses the image of hell. Pastor Paul did have a good point when he stated that the Bible "does not say hell" (Hnath 37). The…

a secular conversation of the modern world comes across as jokingly or one of the largest insults to be made, and in the religious world comes across as one of the scariest and touchiest subjects. Even after centuries since the authorship of The Divine Comedy the feeling that the name of Hell brings remains the same, uncomfort and largely, fear. The Catholic Catechism and belief discusses how God created Hell for the fallen angels as a gift for what they intended, complete separation from God,…

Dante’s inferno is the first of Dante Alighieri's poem, the Divine Comedy, which chronicles Dante's journey to God, and is made up of the Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). In his writing of the Inferno he adds commentary on the politics, economics, and culture of the Middle Ages. Which was very different during his time, especially with the problem’s growing with the white and black factions. And Beatrice the women he fell in love with at first sight. Even though…

Inferno, written by Dante Alighieri, explains the layout of Hell according to Dante himself. There are many circles and rings that house sinners based on the type and severity of their sins. Achilles, Brutus, and Attila the Hun are a few of the well-known figures mentioned during Dante's journey through Hell. The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is a compiled collection of the tales of 29 people embarking on a pilgrimage. One of the people, the Wife of Bath, is purposely made to…

The first thing that Gaiman does to use religion and mythologie as a premise for its story is with the use of realms. The Sandman takes planes of existence other than just our own, from many different religions and mythologies and uses it as the setting for almost all of the scenes. One of the biggest realms that are used in the story is Hell. Hell, which is part of the Christian belief, is not only a setting for the story, but it is also a key subject in the storyline. When lucifer decides to…

three had close ties to Florence. Dante is most known for “The Divine Comedy”. This epic poem “The Divine Comedy” consisted of three sections, Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. In the first section, hell or the inferno, Dante rebukes and despises sin. Dante must first experience Hell before he can experience the opposite. Dante often mentions that sinners get punished for their sin based on how it was viewed in their time period. In “The Divine Comedy”, Dante confronted many issues that affected his…

The Sinful Woods In Canto I, Dante is seen traversing through a forest. It is a scary and dark forest, but there was a hill in the distance with a glimmer of sunshine coming down from it. Dante started walking up the hill and met three beasts. The beasts consisted of a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf. The she-wolf spooked him the most and made him revert back to the darkness. The spirit of Virgil greets him when he returns. Virgil reassures him that they must pass through Hell before they can…

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…

All the wicked individuals who deliberately commit the undeniable and unforgivable sin of disposing of their pure recyclables into the devil’s snare of the landfill shall be cast into the fiery inferno of hell. The burning fires beneath them shall smother them with toxic fumes of burning plastic to cleanse them of the terrible sin they have committed before God. The devil’s snare grows deep and wider as the sins of the human race claw at its edges. The sinners look down before it with no remorse…