A subtitle for the Inferno could be "the punishment fits the crime." Give some examples of this from the text and discuss whether or not you agree with Dante that these are appropriate punishments for the crimes committed. Explain why you think this concept of the punishment fitting the crime was important to Dante. Support your comments with specific examples from the text.
As a strong believer in God and Jesus Christ everything has its meaning. Every soul is either rewarded by being accepted into Heaven, or either unlucky by having to be sent to an impoverished Hell. It’s imperative on how the afterlife is determined and that it is not up to you to decide where you should go when you die. While reading Dante’s Inferno it teaches that life is not about being perfect it also isn't about making arbitrary decisions while you're still a living soul. In the story Dante describes whether or not the punishments fit the crime while he embarks his journey
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Each gate is also tormented by specific sins and punishments. According to The Inferno Dante Alighieri writes Vestibule(Gate) “chasing a banner stung by hornets having oozing magnet-infected sores”(Canto III). This shows cruel torment which Dante describes in his book. It also illustrates Dante theology or take on Hell. Dante writes in the first circle called limbo where “the unbaptized in a “Land of sighs” know they are separated from God/Heaven”(Canto IV). I do not agree with the first circle's sins and punishments. I disagree with it because it is discriminatory for souls to be sent to hell just because for those souls who died before baptism and for those who hail from non-Christian cultures. It is also understandable that in those times or centuries, having a religious belief was important and mandatory. Limbo is important to Dante because it reflects Dante's beliefs of Hell and everyone who is supposed to dwell