Abstract Dante’s Inferno is one of the most famous comedy known. The writing of this story began in 1308 and was finished in 1320, 12 years after. This story was finished a year before Dante’s death, and he died by contracted a fever while he was traveling to Venice. Inferno is also followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. This comedy tells the story of how Dante and Virgil travel through Hell. Inferno depicts Hell as nine circles that monsters partake in atrocious acts of torture. The souls being tortured, are in Hell because they committed sins (Inferno Summary). The eighth circle of hell is introduced in canto eighteen and is broken to sections. During the few chapters, Dante decided to take a while to start talking about the eighth circle of Hell, which is unknown why. This circle has a nickname which is Malebolge, which …show more content…
Right under Dante and Virgil’s feet they realize that beneath them are souls that are frozen underneath them, some even a few feet below them. Dante then decides to look around when he notices a giant figure that is covered in fog, and when he gets a closer look he knows that this ominous figure is Lucifer. This fallen angel has three horrible faces, one looking straight ahead and the other two watching his back. Beneath each of Lucifer’s heads are wings, which wave back and forth, keeping the sinners frozen. Each of Lucifer’s mouths have the world worst sinners inside them. Judas is in the mouth in the center, and he is there because he betrayed Christ. In the left and right mouth hangs Brutus and Cassius, and they are the two that murdered Julius Caesar. Brutus and Cassius are facing with their heads outside Lucifer’s mouths, but Judas is head first inside Lucifer. The mouths chew the victims, tearing at their bodies, but does not do enough damage to kill them. After Dante has witnessed the worst tortures in Hell Virgil tells him that they must leave Hell right now