The Inferno was a way for Dante to condemn those he disliked in the Italian church and Italian state, where he was exiled from. However, while it was based on the punishments of those he disliked; either specific figures or groups, he did not dislike all he met, he actually did sympathize with some of those he met. In his journey through hell, Dante witnesses its levels and sees those who sinned being punished accordingly to their sin. These punishments are set to be appropriate to the sin, but throughout the story, his opinion is not always in line with it; some circles he seems to question someone's placement or even pity someone he meets along the way. Dante does this because he can personally sympathize with some stories, and realizes he is doing the same …show more content…
This is due to the things he has learned along the way and how his morals have developed because of them.
It is important to note that He didn't just hold deep judgement towards everyone when beginning his journey and entering hell. In the first circle, Dante meets and sees some of his favorite poets and respectable figures he looks up to. However they are in hell, at the first level, or limbo; their only sin being that they did not follow his religion or God. Those in limbo include many famous intellectuals, poets, and philosophers; like Aristotle, Socrates and others (IV 74-75). Dante does not seem to falter with his respect for these people, even if they are in hell, knowing that the sin was not always necessarily in their control. This level and the people within it gives the poem more depth and saves it from just being a jab at clergymen and black party members, establishing a more “bright” introduction layer to begin the poem. As he goes further into hell, Dante meets some who share their stories with him. In just the second circle of hell, he meets Francesca who was sent to hell because she had fell in love with Paolo, the younger brother of who she was bound to by marriage. Her