Dante’s Inferno
In Dante’s Inferno, hell is described as a place full of torture and hopelessness. Within the circular body of hell, each level contained unique punishments for various types of sin. The further Dante descended into hell, the worse the punishments became. Due to the time period in which Dante wrote the Inferno, only the individuals of that time, along with their respective sins, are addressed. If Dante had written the Inferno in today’s modern world, many interpretations and degrees of punishment for certain sins would have changed. As a result, many individuals in recent history would have deservedly been addressed. One group of people, who would have undoubtedly been included, were the racists. Even though Dante refers to the sin of hatred for mankind and God, there is no specific reference to the hatred that
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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