Similarities Between Paradise Lost And Dante's Inferno

The many depictions of Hell throughout literature include varying constants, such as the geography of Hell itself. Although some aspects in various literary works remain unchanged, the description of Hell as a place of evil, differs greatly from one author to the next. Religious beliefs have a great influence on an author’s work. Especially when the piece of literary work takes part in a biblical period; for Dante and Milton it is evident in each of their works. A common construct of Hell, which both Milton’s Paradise Lost and Dante’s Inferno build off of, is that it is a place of punishment. However, the punished vary from each work. In Paradise Lost, Hell is a prison for fallen Angels, while in Dante’s Hell is a prison for all who have