sin and punishment in divine comedy

From the beginning of human history there have always been sinners, and people tried to give just punishments to them. It has always been a major issue whether or not the penalties for the criminals are just because unfair punishment can ruin somebody’s life. It can also bring disasters to the society if criminals do not learn any lessons from the penalties. Dante’s Inferno in the Divine Comedy suggests clear thoughts on the …

…directly reflect what they had done in their lifetime, while others are totally the opposite. These two methods of symbolically describing the penalties aid Dante’s readers as they picture the hell where they have never been. Dante’s work continues to influence our literature and our culture more than 700 years after its publication due to his vivid, realistic descriptions that make readers feel as if they have visited the heel and heaven he describes.