Justice In Dante's Inferno

A poet, a writer, and a political thinker, Dante Alighieri is a famously known Italian poet, whose works are read all over the places, in the world. The book which brought him much praise namely consists of three parts: Inferno, Paradiso, and Purgatorio; making a “hell” of a story called The Devine Comedy, or simply La Comedia. The plots of each represent different pieces of the Dante character’s journey to seek salvation and to cleanse from his sin; though what exact sin? The firsts part of the La Comedia, Inferno, has undoubtedly made Dante popularized and became the most read out of all three pieces of work. Although, the setting passages of the nine circles of Hell are described vividly, and depicted with desisting details that take readers

His openings with the church started somewhere in the middle of his life journey, as was once elected to be the heist magistrate while in the state of being on the verge of 30 years old. The righteous fight for the church has been off and on with the sate, to the point when in 1302 the black party (nowadays would be called pro-state) defeated the white party (the papacy or the pro-church power) and stated Dante’s sentence in the form of a monetary fee. However, the magister did not contribute to such requests and rejected the offer. Hence, the present powers decided to exhale yet to be one of the most famous Italian poets away from his beloved Florence. According to some scholars, such punishment was worse than death for Dante as he felt uneasy for the rest of his life, not being able even to touch a line of Florentine’s border. This sentence put him through the vast majority of psychological obstacles and traumas which, some consider to be a direct input onto his most significant creation since he started to write La Comedia not long after his punishment was

Throughout different circles, Dante meets various characters all the way from the Greek mythology, as well as some present and dead state actors. As the protagonists progress down to the first six circles, the heroes learn more about the world of the Inferno, including its specific punishments, which Dante the author names as a Contrapasso. What’s interesting, is the way the seventh round of Hell depicted in Canto 13. The paragraph begins with “No green leaves in that forest only black; no branches straight and smooth, but knotted, gnarled; no fruits were there, but briers hearing poison.” As the reader figures, this cycle includes those who was violent in any way during his days on the Earth. Whether it was a harm to a neighbor, to a God, or themselves, the passage mentioned earlier, specifically concentrates on those with self-harm. The intentions of these words are nothing more than just a background one will say, however, there is more to it, than just a setting. Throughout years, Dante was painted in many colors and shapes. Though a standard portrait of his red cloak, combines with an unforgettable dark green which follows with a dark black laurel wreath, is the most iconic image of him in the readers' eyes. Hence, if to look closely, the