As the bible say that all sins are equal before the eyes of the Lord how did Dante deduce the fact that treachery was the most vocal sin in the story. As the time of their lives betrayed their loved ones, friends, best friends, countries, cities, guests and even their masters due to the pride and spiritual flaws (Williamson). This raises the question of significance of the sin and why it has to be punished at the stage. As the final circle of the Inferno according to the author serves as the center core of the story with the most serious sin ever committed being punished accordingly. The most notable circle according to Dante is The Ninth Circle of Hell which depicts Satan as terrifying beast in its centermost area. The ensuing circles up to the ninth one also have distinctive characteristics to their preceding ones as Dante organizes them all the way. The Fifth Circle of Hell has river Styx considered to be swampy. The Avaricious and the Prodigal are placed in the fourth circle of hell charging each other with giant boulders. The Third Circle of Hell is for the Gluttonous condemned to lie in mud and endure a rain of filth and excrement. The Second Circle of Hell, according to Dante is reserved for the lustful under the watchful eye of a great monster overseeing their punishment. After crossing border of the real Hell, river Acheron, they come into the First Circle of Hell, Limbo, which houses pagans and great poets of ancient times who never knew Christ before their end times. The outlying region of Hell to which he refers to as Ante-Inferno houses the souls of those who could be committed to either good or evil (Kenneth). This serves as the beginning of the circles of Hell with each depicting different forms of sins. The ghost of Virgil promises him that he lead him through hell and eventually to his beloved Beatrice in heaven.ĭante’s Divine Comedy begins when he enters Hell under the guidance of Virgil where they are welcomed with a hard-hitting notice inscribed at the gates of Hell. Noticing how Dante gets lost in the dark world eventually losing his path and wanders through life with enormous challenges, his wife together with two other holy women sends Virgil as his guide (Williamson). Initially, he had a wife by the name Beatrice who is presumed to have died and went to heaven. In these lines, or rather, the voice of Hell, introduces sinners to their new world, a city they choose despite denying Christian doctrines.ĭante Alighieri lived on Earth prior to the beginning of the Inferno in the year 1300.
“.through me, you enter the city of woes, through me you enter everlasting suffering, through me you enter the population of loss.abandon all hope, you who enter here.” (Canto III,1-7). When you reach Hell, God's vengeance is unmistakable and serious for all forms of sins. Punishment is meted out on those who defy God's will.
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