Inferno

Dante’s Inferno: The Propelling Plot In the Inferno by Dante Alighieri, the character Dante, a poet, goes on a journey through hell with a poet named Virgil. Together, they descend through the nine circles of hell and learn about the sins of the souls that reside there. Dante begins his journey through hell as a naïve, sympathetic, man, but as the story progresses we see a dramatic change in the way that Dante views things. It seems unusual, in a place such as Hell, that Dante would sympathize…

journey towards redemption. The comedy takes place in the afterworld which is divided into Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Paradise). These three sections are, in turn, divided into 33 Cantos each with the exception of hell which has an introductory Canto. The Florentine writer is accompanied by 2 spiritual guides along his divine journey. The prince of Latin poems, Virgil, in both Inferno and Purgatorio, and Dante’s divine love, Beatrice, while in Paradiso. These switch of…

The Inferno, typical depictions of Hell centered on the idea of a dark pit, adorned with fire and torture. However, in Canto XXXIV Dante describes Hell as a frozen icy lake. In relation to religion, the ninth circle of Hell is farthest from the light of God. In duration of Dante’s time period, everyone was very religious and the government was controlled and up-held by the Church. The Church wanted to make sure the rules were constantly being followed. Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, the Inferno is…

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…

three part series, written by Dante Alighieri, which describes the frustrations he felt, while in exile, pertaining to Florentine politics. The first part in the series, The Inferno, depicts Dante’s pilgrimage into the underworld of Hell. The epic describes Dante’s descent in an attempt to get back on a spiritual path. The Inferno was created with the purpose of telling the politics of Florence and combining ideas of Pagan and Greek religion (“Literary Background”). Dante’s work also portrays…

course of history, women’s rights have continued to be taken away throughout literature. This trend is clearly visible throughout The Inferno, written in fourteenth century Florentine Italy. Women are, in some cases completely excluded from The Inferno, as is made evident in the relatively excluded character of Beatrice. Female characters involved in Dante’s Inferno, are first seen as punished as well with the lustful in the form of Francesca da Rimini. Women are also seen as monsters in some…

In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, Alighieri describes many punishments due to sin. Although this purpose might upset modern readers who do not think of themselves as sinners, Alighieri’s audience, however, believed the greater the sin, the greater the grace would be. Fully aware of their sins, the audience saw God’s overwhelming love manifested through the mercy of forgiveness, so they could have hope in the midst of the bleakness of sin. When reading Inferno, the reader must also remember that the…

Throughout The Inferno, the first section in Dante 's three part epic poem The Divine Comedy, there are many examples of symbolism. This is seen in a variety of things. From the use of the three animals that Dante meets to the relationship between Dante and Virgil. However, the most prominent use of symbolism in this epic poem is Dante 's use of the journey through hell as a symbol of every man and woman 's own personal darkness. This is the darkness where they begin to sin. Only, in hell, their…

goes through in Inferno, was a treacherous one. Luckily, he did not have to make this trip on his own. He had the help of Virgil, who acted as Dante’s guide through the inferno. Virgil goes about as a creative, insightful and summoning tutor. He tries to protect Dante and gives him advice when dealing with the dead souls. Virgil knows when it is the right time to draw back or to step forward and at times let Dante form his own opinion on each circle, where the souls lie, of the inferno.…

In the poem The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, Canto XIII (13) is very important to the storyline, because without it, there would not be any detail about those who hurt themselves and how they affected others in Hell and on Earth. Dante uses symbolism to describe almost everything in this canto and it is key to understanding exactly what is happening during the story. The way he describes the sinners and their punishments in this canto is extremely helpful in describing future events as well.…