dante

Dante’s Inferno takes mankind on a frightening journey through the depths of hell. This mentally and physically exhausting journey proves to be an invaluable lesson in restoration of the Church, which was in a corrupt state. The physical ends of the journey are to strengthen the pilgrim’s body for the upcoming and rigorous ascent on mount purgatory. The intellectual ends of the journey, however, are far more beneficial to the human soul. Man …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…journey through hell, man comes to realize that the appropriateness of the punishment is a reflection of the sin’s effects upon the soul. This realization will help Dante overcome the nature of sin, which is that sin perverts the soul and turns it from its proper nature. Now that the pilgrim has investigated all sin and knows the foundation of all sin, Dante us spiritually prepared to welcome the hope of salvation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**