The Gates of Hell

As Dante starts begins his journey in “in a dark wood, Where the right road was wholly lost and gone”(Hell, I , lines 1-3, pg 71) we discover that he is actually “Midway this way of life” that he is “bound upon”. Similarly, Adam, when we meet him, in the Temple, he is introduced as “having been known as Michael” in the life before. In both cases, there…

Dante’s Divine Comedy it is vitally important to make the distinction and state that it is not a roadmap that explicitly directs readers physically through hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy is an allegorical journey that reveals the nature of sin, repentance, and redemption. The story’s protagonist and author, Dante, travels through hell and purgatory under the guidance of the poet Virgil before reaching heaven, so that Dante, as well as the reader may be able to experience the…

Dante’s Inferno depicts the journey through the circles of Hell embarked upon by a character who shares his namesake, and his companion-guide Virgil. Throughout the nine circles he is met by various sinners of increasing degree. The punishments they receive are meant to be fitting and are therefore symbolic of the sins that were perpetrated above in the land of the living. Dante’s tale also includes the passage to hell in which he is met by creatures acting as a foreshadowing of what awaits…

their post apocalyptic world. The man consistently feels the need to ensure his son’s survival. Hoyle states “The Road is a literary portent- the cave is akin to the Underworld and the spider-eyed creature is as forbidding a Guardian at the Gates of Hell as Cerberus, or Milton’s hideous death; meanwhile the man and his child bear the light of their humanity alone, in the dark.” The man doesn't hesitate to shoot the attacker of the boy. Nevertheless, the father was sick and sacrificed his…

The environment in which someone grows and matures up intends to have a large overall effect in their life. Surroundings have the ability to shape a mindset or even change a perspective. Through drastically different circumstances than that already experienced, old ideologies are altered to match the new information obtained. Before being able to define the idea of freedom, there must be a distinction between different views of freedom. Since autonomy encompasses a vast range of notions, by…

been lost to the dark evil abyss called hell. In the story of Dante's "The Inferno" suggest that there is a great amount of severity of violence in the levels of hell. It is well known in the circles of hell that there is violence in the form of mentality, physically and sometimes both due to the sins one committed. However, we can compare and contrast as the levels of hell increase that the violence does also. As Dante journeys through the pits of hell with his guide Virgil we see many…

fear of God into the people they presided over. Dante's Inferno is an example of how the Church exploited the populations fears of ending up in hell by describing the inferno dramatically in order to lead people to a life carrying out the will of the Catholic Church. The story is a interpretation of the souls journey through the different levels of hell with many themes represented. The perfection of God, the righteousness of the church, evil…

Ages. In the instance of the title the word comedy is taken from an Italian word defined as the prosperous ending after a difficult beginning. The Divine Comedy is a trilogy of poems the first being the Inferno, the story of Dante’s journey through hell. Two unique aspects of the Divine Comedy are that it was the first major epic to be written in Italian, rather than Latin, and the protagonist is Dante himself. In the poem, Dante uses personal experiences to demonstrate despair, revelation,…

Systems that describe general rules in which good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds are punished are the foundation of a culture’s moral code. Within this code are predetermined ideas of what is right and wrong. Due to the negativity bias, the focus on the bad and how it can be punished tends have a greater effect on one’s psychological state than how kindliness is rewarded. While the two are equal counterparts, the redress of wrongs take precedence over the enforcement of rights. Retribution…

The description of Hell in Dante’s Inferno is an extraordinary work of creating such imagery and use of creative figurative language unimaginable to this time period. Dante understood the writing styles of ancient times and altered the ideas to create his form of writing that adjusted well to the change being introduced. Dante greatly admired the classic poet, Virgil, who is most famous for the Aeneid; thus why Dante chose such character to guide him through a majority of Hell. According to a…