Dante's Inferno
In The Inferno, by Dante many of the sinners' punishments are questionable to the sins they've committed. Like Dante, one feels great pity for many of the sinners that exist in all of the levels of Hell. Many of their retributions seem much too severe for some of the sins that just don't seem that dire. Francesca and Paolo di Rimini have no control over the love that develops between the two of them, but are forced to spend eternity in the Second Circle of Hell. The sinners in this area of Hell, the lustful, experience an eternity of torrential rain fall and extremely powerful winds, which toss the souls of these sinners throughout the air. After reading of Lancelot and Guinevere both Francesca and Paolo realize that they're situation is just like theirs. Francesca does begin having an affair with her husband's younger, better-looking brother; but how could either of the two resist a feeling like that? Lust, yeah it's selfish, and maybe it hurts others but if one doesn't give in to its lustful feelings that they too may get hurt
Ulysses, a man who fought for his people, bound in the Eighth Pouch of the Eighth Circle of Hell for going against the Christian morals of his time. Among the others guilty of Spiritual Theft he exists within a flame, with Diomedes; they stole from God, so they were stolen from life. Their first mistake was a joint effort; their actions in the Trojan War, with the Wooden Horse, which resulted in the fall of Troy and Aeneas' founding of the country of Rome. Also, the statue of Pallas from Palladium was believed to have been a sacred statue that Troy's existence depending on; theft of this would result in the downfall of Troy, and what do you know Ulysses stole it. Although Ulysses hurt others, he also helped others; if he hadn't done any of theses things, Troy wouldn't have fallen, and Rome wouldn't have been found. Having nothing but a guilty conscience can make a person insane; their intentions were nothing but good for their people, so one understands why they did the things they did. Many of the sinners deserve these horrible pu
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Approximate Word count = 705
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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