The first people Dante encounters in hell are living in Limbo, a place between earth and Hell. These people have committed the sins of cowardice or indifference in life. "I know you well-you are neither hot nor cold; I wish you were one or the other! But since you are merely lukewarm, I will spit you out of my mouth!"(Revelation 3:15) God did not accept people's apathy. These souls were afraid to speak up in their lives, and for that, they are punished. "...their bare skin galled by wasps and fl

Canto V uncovers the ring of Hell for the Lustful. These people have committed sins of incontinence. Now they live "in a storm of warring winds. The hurricane of Hell." (Canto V Ln29-30) Their sin is that of non-restraint and free spirit. Now, they are in a constant whirlwind. In life, they lived wild and now they are flying in a whirlpool next to their loves, unable to touch them. Francesca and Paulo are a set of lovers that must suffer this torture. Because in life, they could not think morally and justly keep their hands apart from each other, they are now being punished for their lustful desires. They are constantly longing to feel the other, but being attacked by whirlwinds, cannot.

The Inferno carries out the Christian principle of "contripasso", literally. If the idea implied was to punish people precisely according to the crime, then the Inferno truly serves justice. Yet,

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