Examples Of Allegory In Dante's Inferno

Quintanilla 1 Dante Alighieri, born in Florence, Italy, was once one of the greatest writers of the 13th century. He wrote poetry early in his life but was also a politician, he was strongly opposed with the churches political conflicts. He basically wanted politics and religion separated so the pope wouldn’t have too much power, but the pope still opposed. Dante was soon exiled from his home town which gave him time to write his spiritually political, The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy is an allegory that encompasses many symbols and ideas regarding punishment. The Divine Comedy was written between 1308 and 1321 while Dante was exiled from Florence. This allegory takes Dante through the nine layers of hell with his guild Virgil, a Roman poet who died before the birth of Christ, so he wonders between Paradise (Heaven) and the Inferno (Hell), in Purgatory. The epic poem has much symbolism towards the number three, such as the three locations, Paradise which represents the Power of the Lord, The Inferno, the love of the Holy Spirit and Purgatory, Wisdom of Christ.
The Divine Comedy was written between 1308 and 1321 while Dante was exiled from Florence. This allegory takes Dante through the nine layers of hell with his guild Virgil, a Roman poet who died before the birth of Christ, so he wonders between Paradise (Heaven) and the Inferno (Hell), in Purgatory. The epic poem has much symbolism towards the number three, such as the three locations, Paradise which represents the Power of the Lord, The Inferno, the love of the Holy Spirit and Purgatory, Wisdom of Christ. Another cubed was the three parts of the epic poem, with 33 cantos (which added up to 100 stanzas). The journey took 3 days over the Easter holiday which started in the dark woods or error, then ending in paradise. On this wild and scary journey he uses very vivid imagery to take us through his