Dante gets lost in the woods and comes across dangerous animals. Dante meets Virgil who he begs to save him from the animals. Virgil tells him to come with him on a journey through hell so he may see those who have not reached the glory of God and he obeys. First he is shown the spirits that were turned away from heaven but not allowed entrance to hell. The next is Limbo, where spirits that were good but not baptized stay. Next, poets, celebrities, heroes, and heroines. So far these spirits don't really get tortured and more just regret that they don't see glories of heaven. He is then shown Minos, who condemns the sinners for their sins to the proper place in hell which they belong and the level for carnal sinners. The next is for gluttony where Cerberus, a great worm, resides and tortures the souls of the level. The next is for greed and this level is more populated than the others. The next is for the wrathful, and lastly we have the heretics.
This was a lot to take in. Dante's inferno is a challenging read and there is a vast amount of information. I think it will be really cool to condense it and spice it up for the modern reader.
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| Levels of hell sourced via Wikipedia |
Bibliography
Dante's Inferno translated by Tony Kline
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