The Perception Of Death In Dante's Inferno

The narrative titled The inferno talks about the descent of Dante into Hell with respect to the features relevant in Hell. His admiration of the character Virgil of the Aeneid led him to his reverence to the character and his incorporation of the individual into his narrative known as the Inferno. His description of the underworld with respect to the other world owes its origin from the extensive utilization of the Aeneid. His work pconcernin the description of Hell was mostly his creation. However, he is known for the careful modification of the Aeneid into appearing as his true works. It is indeed true that in the Inferno most of the ideas and perception of Hell are based on the comprehension of the existence of the afterlife by Dante. These perceptions are influenced by the religious faith of the author with respect to Dante. Some of the similarities in existence owe their origin to Virgil’s The Aeneidare the differentiation of the world of the living to that of the deceased. For instance, according to Virgil (280) the causes of death are also illustrated as the agents of death.
The world of the dead with respect to both the Aeneid and The Inferno are given by the illustration of an
It is because in the former there is a disorganization of the souls once they entered hell and left the vestibule as shown by Virgil (438). However, in the latter, with respect to Dante, sinners are placed into similar groups, each according to their sins. The Inferno makes a clear illustration of a “perfect” hell with respect to the absolute culmination of justice, which is all based on Christian perspective. This means that the higher the type of disobedience towards the Supreme Being then the higher the rate of punishments among the individuals. In conclusion, hell is seen as the mechanism used by God as a punishment of individuals who sin against