![]() ![]() ![]() After crossing border of the real Hell, river Acheron, they come into the First Circle of Hell, Limbo, which houses pagans and great poets of ancient times who never knew Christ before their end times. The outlying region of Hell to which he refers to as Ante-Inferno houses the souls of those who could be committed to either good or evil (Kenneth). This serves as the beginning of the circles of Hell with each depicting different forms of sins. The ghost of Virgil promises him that he lead him through hell and eventually to his beloved Beatrice in heaven.ĭante’s Divine Comedy begins when he enters Hell under the guidance of Virgil where they are welcomed with a hard-hitting notice inscribed at the gates of Hell. Noticing how Dante gets lost in the dark world eventually losing his path and wanders through life with enormous challenges, his wife together with two other holy women sends Virgil as his guide (Williamson). Initially, he had a wife by the name Beatrice who is presumed to have died and went to heaven. In these lines, or rather, the voice of Hell, introduces sinners to their new world, a city they choose despite denying Christian doctrines.ĭante Alighieri lived on Earth prior to the beginning of the Inferno in the year 1300. “.through me, you enter the city of woes, through me you enter everlasting suffering, through me you enter the population of loss.abandon all hope, you who enter here.” (Canto III,1-7). When you reach Hell, God's vengeance is unmistakable and serious for all forms of sins. Punishment is meted out on those who defy God's will. ![]()
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