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The Inferno

It is inherent for man to want to understand more about himself and the universe in which he lives. In Dante's "Inferno," Dante is faced with the obstacle of journeying through the circles of hell, witnessing firsthand the bizarre punishment and suffering of the sinners. This experience causes Dante to understand and renounce sin, leading him to salvation and allowing him to find himself. With reason as his guide, Dante willingly makes his journey through hell and slowly begins to attain an understanding of the nature of sin. Signs of this spiritual development are apparent as Dante passes the fifth circle of hell, the wrathful, and scorns a sinner who has risen from the slime to question the Pilgrim. Dante states, "May you weep and wail, stuck here in this place forever, you damned soul" (Canto VIII: 37-38). Dante has recognized the severity of sin and, thus, has begun his conquest over that which deters his acquisition of knowledge.
In the first lines of the Divine Comedy,......


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