Interpretation And Importance Of Allegories In Dante’S Inferno
“The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation” (Think-exist, par. 5). This quote from a Latin Proverb emphasizes the importance of recognizing sin and striving to live life in a more honorable manner. Dante Alighieri portrays this message in his infamous three-part poem, The Divine Comedy. The Italian poet takes the audience on a journey through the stories of Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Heaven (Paradiso). Starting in the Inferno, Dante chronicles the expedition he himself experiences, under the faithful guidance of the Roman poet Virgil, as he travels through the nine circles of hell to reach heaven. Though an imaginative and gripping story, through the detailed descriptions of punishments, settings and characters, the poem ultimately serves an allegorical purpose by depicting one man’s desperate journey from confusion and depression to salvation. In essence, an allegory is a story with both a literal and symbolic meaning. While Dante tries to......
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