Download - Dante's Inferno Summary
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Circle I (Limbo) Not tortured, but not in heaven(virtuous pagans, unbaptized)
Circle II (Lustful) Whirlwind
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Trapped in putrid soil
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(joint punishment) each of the twogroups completes a semicircle asthey roll their weights at eachother
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Circle V (Wrathful and Slothful) (wrathful) Tied up to their waistsin the muddy ground andconstantly tear and mangle eachother(slothful) the bubbles on themuddy surface indicate theirpresence beneath
Circle VI (Heretics) entombment of their living souls
Circle VII (Violence)Outer Ring - violent against people/property They are drowned in their
victims' blood.
Inner Ring - violent against God and nature All are punished in a desert ofunbearable heat where fire rains
(blasphemers, usurers and homosexuals) from the sky.
Middle Ring - violent against self (suicides) The sinners are stuck as dead,black, lifeless trees. The only waythey can speak is through pain,
like getting a branch torn off.
Circle VIII (Malegol~)1. panderers and seducers2. flatterers3. simon ists4. false prophets5. grafters
6. hypocrites7. thieves8. deceivers
9. sowers of discord10. falsifiers
Circle 8
1. Panderers (indulging in immoral desire) and seducers- They are whipped by devils who lash at them with "cruel
delight", suggesting the devils gain sexual pleasure by inflicting pain.
2. FlatterersThey are sunk in their own excrement. Their excrement symbolizeswhat they excreted in life. Since they were full of it, they have to besunk in it.
3. Simonists- They are people who would sell church offices and
sacraments for their own good.- They are stuck in wells and set on fire.
4. Sorcerers/False prophets- Their heads are twisted backwards.
8. Deceivers- They are concealed by fire. They robbed others of integrity
when they urged them to practice deceit.
5. Grafters- They are immersed in boiling tar. Their dealings in life
under handed, now must stay under the tar. Their crimes stick tothem just like the tar blackened their reputation.
6. Hypocrites- They are crushed under lead cloaks. They appear to be
golden on the outside but inside they are corrupt.
7. Thieves- They are turned into lizards and undergo endless
metamorphosis because they can't distinguish what's "mine" andwhat's "yours" after all the transitions.
Circle IX (Treason)1. Caina - traitors to the kindred
2. Antenora - traitors to political entities
3. Ptolomea - traitors to friends/guests
4. Judecca - traitors to lords and masters
Sinners are stuck in ice up to theirnecks, necks are able to move, headsare allowed to bow.
Sinners are stuck in ice up to theirnecks however they cannot move theirnecks.
Sinners are immediately descended tohell and then their bodies are run bydemons. These sinners are stuck inthe ice, so only half of their facesshow and there tears freeze their eyesshut.
The souls are completely covered inice and are stuck in positions, theycannot move or speak.
9. Sowers of Discord- They are hacked apart by the devil with a sword.
10. Falsifiers- They suffer from diseases. Their physical rottenness
symbolizes their corrupt souls.