Hell

The concept of Hell, to many world religions, refers to either an existential condition or a symbolic or literal place of damnation where the most evil and disgusting are eternally punished for their wrongdoings. Although the exact description of hell varies, the idea and concept of hell alone is known in many religions. Hell is mostly known and described as a disturbing fiery place filled with every fear imaginable, some say it’s located in the middle of earth and some believe it’s another…

when you think of Hell? What images do you imagine? You may think of a satanic devil with his little “helpers” burning through the pits of hell. You may further fill in the picture with other beastly devils that roam around torturing damned sinners who will never see light of day, or those who turn cry out with pain, regret, and suffering. In Dante’s epic poem known as the Divine Comedy, he creates a unreal version of himself as he travels through the farthest reaches of hell (Inferno),…

Have you ever felt like you were going through Hell? In Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, Dante goes through physical and emotional struggles on his journey through Hell. Dante is believable because he is dramatic, biased, and he shows emotion. Dante is believable because he is very dramatic. In canto one of the novel, Dante exclaims,” Death could scarce be more bitter than that place!” Have you ever been in the car and smelled something not very pleasant and thought it was the worst smell in the…

Sermon that can change lives A sermon in a powerful thing. Jonathan Edwards and Martin Luther King there sermons are very different, but they are both powerful. Edwards talks about hell. King talks about loving your enemies. As humans we can learn a lot from both of these men. We are a stubborn group of people, but they are trying to get us to get out of our own head and learn and change. Martin Luther King fought against what people said and did. He was fighting for equal rights and standing…

in Upper Hell for example, the lustful and gluttonous, received less coarse punishments in hell than those in Lower Hell, the suicides and the betrayers, who committed the worst types of sins, therefore they are given the worst of treatments. Every sin is chastened differently depending on the sin committed and each consequence experienced in the after-life has a direct relationship to the actions of the sinner during their moments on earth. For example, in Canto V, circle 2 of Upper Hell,…

believers will experience hell, but hell and paradise have many levels. Eventually once paradise is reached there will be palaces, riches, servants, honey, milk, wine, and riches. Hell, on the other hand is not nearly as pleasant. There the damned are met with scalding food to eat, boiling water to drink, and have their bodies and souls burned by fire. Believers in Allah will find their eternal resting place lies within paradise while non-believers are left to suffer in hell. Finally, comes…

In the Paradise Lost, Books I and II, Satan is shown to be the epic hero. Satan is the head of the bad and rebellious Angels. These group of Angels have recently fallen from heaven. In the poem Satan’s antagonist role shows that he is the originator of. The first person that ever was and will always be ungrateful is Satan. He is ungrateful for the Lord's blessings entirely. In the poem, Satan starts a journey to Earth. This journey eventually leads to the fall of Adam and Eve. This case does not…

The Canto starts off as a conversation between Dante and Virgil that has begun to last all day. The sun is setting and that causes Dante to prepare for the upcoming night. This giving him the virtue, Dante invokes the Muses help. Being afraid and doubtful of his ability he enlists the help of Virgil in a long way why he was the one chosen for the journey. He begins to compare himself to Aeneas, from Virgil’s Aeneid and also St. Peter both traveled in the Underworld and Heaven. Dante begins to…

sent to hell to suffer for their sins. The souls who could not make decisions for good or evil are “nowhere” they reside in neither “Heaven, ... [who] cast them out, but even Hell itself would not receive them”. Their punishment for never choosing: “is to follow a banner at a furious pace forever, and to be tormented by flies and hornets”. The punishment is fitting for them because they “have no hope of truly dying” which makes them envy other people's fate. Dante, who travels through hell with…

Upon entering the deepest part of Hell, the reader is introduced to an unorthodox depiction of satan. To most, this depiction of Satan may be unsatisfactory. Most picture Satan as being completely red, with two horns, a tail, and a pitchfork; the Ruler of the Underworld. However, Dante provides another image. Initially, Dante, from a distance, sees what he believes is a windmill. As he gets closer, he realizes the forceful winds are created by the flapping wings of Satan; the wings being a…