In the Inferno, Dante uses many examples to demonstrate the theme of justice. Dante starts at the Gate of Hell and will eventually find his way down to circle nine. The circles are organized according to the gravity of the sin involved. The worse the sinner, the farther down into Hell they will fall. God created Hell as a place to put sinners because they do not deserve his love.
Dante expresses his opinion of sins when he places the lustful, the avarice-filled, and the panderers in upper Hell. As Hell descends in a downward spiral, the sounds made by man become more bestial. By the Ninth Circle of Hell, the convicted sinners can no longer speak or produce any sounds of pain, yet they can still feel the pain; “writhing, but not a word will he scream” (Dante. Canto 34. 65).
Also he says “you hang by a thread with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it and it and ready every moment to singe it” meaning that if sinners keep sinning the flames of hell will burn the only string they have to righteousness. He also tells them that if they keep disobeying God that he would “withdraw his hand, they would avail no more to keep you falling than the thin air” and at any moment that God feels as though you do not deserve to be in heaven he will drop you to the pits of hell. In addition, Edward also uses powerful diction that emphasizes God’s power. For example, he is a “sovereign” and has complete control over mankind. God is also very “discontent” he sees that mankind is not following the puritan community and feels as though they shall be punished by not being accepted into heaven but sent to hell, lastly God was “inconceivable”.
However, the book Inferno only focuses on his travels through the circles of Hell. As Dante views punishments in Hell, he often faints from the gruesomeness of them. Over time, his reaction to torture changes as he reflects them as a justice for sins. Another main character, Virgil, is a ghost that guides Dante through the depths of Hell. Virgil receives orders from an angel to lead Dante through Hell on a spiritual journey.
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This quote turns out to be dramatic irony because it is evident that he is going to curse himself if he finds out the murderer is closed to him. The hidden message is that he is closer than he thinks because he is the Laius’ murderer. “I call down this curse in the gods’ name: let no crop grow out of the earth for them, their wives bear no children. Rather let them be destroyed by the present plague, or something even worse. But to you people of Thebes who approve of my action I say this: May justice be our ally and all the gods be with us forever” (Sophocles 16).
Keller, 167-168. [ 20 ]. Ibid., 168. [ 21 ]. C. S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms (New York, NY: Harcourt Publishing, 1958), 90, Kindle.
If you were a sinner and you did not follow the church you will blemish in hell forever. You can relate this too the book Dante Inferno. Dante Inferno informs you about hell and what’s it like to anguish over love ones. Dante also painted a picture saying he was in hell contemporary hell and saw a black devil that was grotesque and had wings that he described as the devil. The Earthly basically are humans that cannot Encounter god.
When he heard Apollo’s prophecy, he could have calmly investigated the murder of King Laius, but in his hastiness, he cursed the murder, and in so, cursing himself. “I pray that that man’s life be consumed in evil and wretchedness. And as for me, this curse applies no less” (Sophocles 13). Oedipus’ desire to know the truth about Laius’ murder and the mystery surrounding his birth, led Oedipus to his realization of his doings. Although multiple people tried to stop him from pursuing the truth, he is unable to.
He would rather struggle through the situations going on in his life than find out the aftermath of death. Hamlet cannot purposely choose a life of Hell for himself. He wants a chance to save his soul in Heaven and not ruin that because he was not able to tolerate his suffering. This perspective of religion about suicide is expressed in Hamlets soliloquy in Act I; “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God!