The Seventh Circles Of Hell In Dante's Inferno '

In the poem Inferno by Dante Alighieri and translated by Allen Mandelbaum, many values are expressed through the nine different circles of hell. Souls are sent to their destined circle when Minos judges and directs them where they will then receive punishment for their sins. Within each circle, Dante encounters many historical figures who express values that Dante Alighieri has created depicting his Medieval views that contradict with contemporary values. Inside the walls of the City of Dis is the Seventh Circle of the violent where there are three rings: the violent against others, the violent to the self, and the violent against God. The ones who are violent to the self, the suicides, are in the bodies of trees and bushes where they are

They lead a futile chase after a white banner that represents they support no cause. “The heavens, that their beauty not be lessened, / have cast them out, nor will deep Hell receive them- / even the wicked cannot glory in them” show that those in Ante-Inferno are outcasts and cannot be accepted into either of the two paths of the afterlife (Canto III, lines 40-42). If somebody remained neutral and supported no cause today, it would not be a sin nor punishable by law. Freedom is much more widespread now than it was in Dante’s time and the freedom to be independent is much more expressed and acknowledged today as the

These sins include lust, gluttony, avarice and prodigality, anger, and sullenness. Those in the Second Circle of lust are driven by extreme desire and lack of self restraint to overcome the desire such as Francesca da Rimini who had an affair with her husband’s brother. Those in this circle are blown “[with] the hellish hurricane, which never rests, / [which] drives on the spirits with its violence: / wheeling and pounding, it harasses [the lustful]” (Canto V, Lines 31-33) symbolises the sin of lust as a strong gust of wind that blows the lustful around endlessly and without real reason if they do not overcome it. Today, lust is a feeling that many people encounter and commit to. Adultery is also not socially acceptable but common in the United States such as presidents who have had affairs while married. For example, when Teddy Roosevelt died, it was discovered he was on vacation with his mistress while his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt was uninformed of his