Pigs in Heaven

Canto VI of the Inferno lends itself well to the traditional format of a lectura Dantis, in which one canto is lifted from the context of the whole work, and considered as a single poetic entity. This canto is one of the shortest in the Comedy: only one other, Inferno XI, has as few as 115 lines. Canto VI can be regarded as a self-contained unit, since it holds the complete description of one circle of Hell, the third, where Gluttons are punished. The action of the canto is symmetrically framed…

Heaven and Hell in Christian Thought by Thomas Talbott is a text that carefully examines how are understanding of the Divine is reflected in our beliefs surrounding death. I would also argue that ultimately how we believe others will be treated in death reflects not only our view of the divine but how we will relate to others in life. The entry strives to simplify the complex theological history and inconsistent teachings on the issues of heaven and hell. It logically presents three…

life, they are deserving of this treatment since they never stood up for what is right. I feel that their decision to choose a side was a choice and was punished in the afterlife. The uncommitted is a group of people that would not be allowed into Heaven but are not punished in Hell. One group of the uncommitted are the people who didn’t pick a side between good and evil during their life on Earth. The other group that is punished in this manner…

Deciding the accuracy of the order of sin in Dante’s Inferno, was not easy for me to initially question. Without much familiarity of Christian’s thought on sin, other than not to do them, I decided to start my analysis of Dante’s order of sin from the top. I agree with the placement of Limbo as being the first circle of Hell because the victims had no knowledge of God. My one question for this circle is if not knowing makes one guilty or innocent? Because this question seemed to philosophical…

Moreover, not only is the presence of the three individuals in the ninth circle and last division an indicator of why they are the worst sinners, but also the punishment they endure helps in indicating how adverse their actions were. In the Bible, Judas Iscariot is the ultimate betrayer because not only was he a disciple of Jesus but also because he exploited his position to get riches and betray the Savior of the world. Consequently, Dante describes how he is enduring the worst punishment even…

In Dante’s Inferno, contrapasso, or the law of retribution, is very present as each circle of Hell contains different types of punishments for each type of sinner. Iconic historical figures are found throughout Hell suffering retribution for their sins. This is important as Dante specifically wanted to show no one is above God no matter how important they were in life. The idea of contrapasso isn’t unique to Dante as the law of an eye for an eye is found in the Old Testament. However, Dante’s…

In your opinion, what happens after a person passes away? Do you think heaven and hell truly do exist? Why or why not? Explain your answer. After a person dies, depending on their actions on earth they would given a path to either enter heaven or hell. I am a Christian and therefore it has influenced my thoughts on the afterlife. I believe we are given a second life after we pass away. The after world is divided into two categories: the world full of reward and the world full of punishment.…

standard or impressive in other people’s point of view, we often feel we’re not good enough and that our existence has less meaning or even that it’s worthless compared to those who are idolized. Implying that people represent a place that can be heaven or hell, depending on how one perceives it makes perfect sense. This is all evident in this play/book, the conflict between characters all have to do with the feeling of…

meeting new people so I believe it would be pointless to stay in San Junipero. Also If I decided to not do so I can learn the answer to the monst important question (in my opinion) is heaven and hell real or was it just created to keep people from acting wrong, in order to make life more enjoyable. I believe Heaven and hell are real but, it would still be cool to have a glimpse of proof, I believe heven and hell are real because I grew up going to church every sunday until I hit high school, It…

1. The conflicting conditions of human life A hero “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?” (Matthew 16:26 NIV) Every story has a main character. The troubles the main character goes through constitute the plot of the story. He, the hero, will eventually solve the conflict the story centers upon. The main character of many of Jesus’ teachings is the human soul. The existence of the immortal soul is…