Seventh Circle In Dante's Inferno

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Dante’s Inferno and its levels within are meticulously thought out for the time period of the 1300s. However, there are a few alterations to be made to fit the values of present day society. To begin, there will be the removal of the second level of Hell, The Lusftul; however, succumbing to sexual love is still a sin, therefore will be assembled with the seducers in the first bolgia of the original eighth circle in Hell as it is the same act being committed. The punishment for the lustful involves being swept by terrible winds, similar to how self-indulgence overpowered their self-control. However, with its addition to the seducers, the punishments will be combined. The souls will be hurtled by the wind and also whipped by horned demons for eternity. …show more content…

This will relocate the eighth circle, the fraudulent, to the seventh circle and the violent into the eighth circle. Being violent has a more fatal effect on the lives of those affected compared to being fraudulent. Their punishments are one with the nature and are very graphic in relation to gore and blood. These punishments are exceedingly appropriate as their acts involve spiritual and bodily harm while implicating the balance in nature and society. Moreover, the fifth bolgia of the eighth circle in Hell is the suitable home of the grafters. However, as a result of downgrading the entire seventh circle, it forces the grafters to now be instituted in the fifth bolgia of the seventh circle. Grafters are those who made money through corruption. Their punishment is to be immersed in a boiling black pitch while being torn to pieces. It represents their sticky fingers, ripping money of out the possession of their victims and the dark secrets of their corrupt

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